पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · February 18, 1927 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 14.22 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
श्री भगवानुवाचप्रकाशं च प्रवृत्तिं च मोहमेव च पाण्डव।न द्वेष्टि सम्प्रवृत्तानि न निवृत्तानि काङ्क्षति।।14.22।।
"14.22 Lord Shri Krishna replied: O Prince! He who shuns not the Quality which is present, and longs not for that which is absent;" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 14.22's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 1984 Vikrama
Śaka Saṁvat: 1849 Prabhava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1334
Malayalam Era: 1103
Nanakshahi: 458
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā (17/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya305.56°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
चन्द्र Candra140.48°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala36.23°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P3
बुध Budha321.92°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati315.80°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
शुक्र Śukra327.64°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
शनि Śani224.41°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:32 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:53 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:13 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)18:57 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)07:27 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 21 Mins 17 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 38 Mins 43 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:01 – 05:46
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:35 – 06:32
Abhijit Muhūrta11:50 – 12:35
Vijaya Muhūrta14:06 – 14:52
Godhūli Muhūrta17:41 – 18:05
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:53 – 18:22
Amṛta Kāla17:38 – 19:23
Niśīta Muhūrta23:50 – 00:35

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:47 – 12:13
Yamaganda15:03 – 16:28
Gulika Kāla07:57 – 09:22
Varjyam07:00 – 07:18
Dur Muhūrta 09:11 – 09:34

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:32 – 07:57 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:57 – 09:22 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:22 – 10:47 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:47 – 12:13 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:13 – 13:38 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:38 – 15:03 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:03 – 16:28 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:28 – 17:53 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:53 – 19:28 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:28 – 21:03 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:03 – 22:38 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:38 – 00:13 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:13 – 01:47 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:47 – 03:22 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:22 – 04:57 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:57 – 06:32 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5028
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1836464.27
Julian Day2424929.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.8351°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)197.30°
🪷 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 (22.8351°), declination -12.03°, EoT -14.43 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: 1927-02-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)