पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · February 19, 1922 CE

🪷 आज: सीताष्टमी — Sītāṣṭamī
Birth-anniversary of Sītā per Phālguna-Kṛṣṇa-Aṣṭamī tradition.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 3.4 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
न कर्मणामनारम्भान्नैष्कर्म्यं पुरुषोऽश्नुते।

न च संन्यसनादेव सिद्धिं समधिगच्छति।।3.4।।
"3.4 No man can attain freedom from activity by refraining from action; nor can he reach perfection by merely refusing to act." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.4's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 1979 Yuva
Śaka Saṁvat: 1844 Dundubhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1329
Malayalam Era: 1098
Nanakshahi: 453
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Anurādhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya306.85°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
चन्द्र Candra220.18°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala218.46°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
बुध Budha298.24°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati176.62°KanyāCitrā P1
शुक्र Śukra310.34°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
शनि Śani164.28°KanyāHasta P2

Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · IST)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:31 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:54 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:12 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)01:04 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)11:47 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 22 Mins 57 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 37 Mins 03 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:00 – 05:45
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:34 – 06:31
Abhijit Muhūrta11:50 – 12:35
Vijaya Muhūrta14:06 – 14:52
Godhūli Muhūrta17:42 – 18:06
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:54 – 18:22
Amṛta Kāla17:39 – 19:24
Niśīta Muhūrta23:50 – 00:35

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:29 – 17:54
Yamaganda12:12 – 13:38
Gulika Kāla15:03 – 16:29
Varjyam06:59 – 07:18
Dur Muhūrta 09:10 – 09:33

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg06:31 – 07:56 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:56 – 09:22 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:22 – 10:47 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:47 – 12:12 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:12 – 13:38 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:38 – 15:03 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:03 – 16:29 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:29 – 17:54 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha17:54 – 19:29 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:29 – 21:03 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:03 – 22:38 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:38 – 00:12 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:12 – 01:47 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:47 – 03:22 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:22 – 04:56 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:56 – 06:31 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°
Longitude: 82.9739°
Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Anurādhā alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5023
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1834639.27
Julian Day2423104.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.7653°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)270.06°
🪷 Provenance & Methodology
Substrate: Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta
Method: Sūrya Siddhānta + Bhāskara-II iterative manda + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) evection + variation + annual equation
Tier-2 city localization: spherical astronomy + Lahiri ayanamsa (22.7653°), declination -11.60°, EoT -14.37 min · verified ±1 min vs Drikpanchang
Lineage: Bhṛgu → Vyāsa → Āryabhaṭa → Brahmagupta → Bhāskara II → Mādhava → Parameśvara → Nīlakaṇṭha → Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrate
Access: Self-hosted substrate · the deployed website IS the public offering · source not distributed
Computed for: 1922-02-19 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)