पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · February 20, 1928 CE

🪷 आज: महा शिवरात्रि — Mahā Śivarātri
The greatest night of Lord Śiva; cosmic dance of dissolution.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 5.8 · Chapter 5 · कर्मसंन्यासयोग · Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
नैव किंचित्करोमीति युक्तो मन्येत तत्त्ववित्।

पश्यन् श्रृणवन्स्पृशञ्जिघ्रन्नश्नन्गच्छन्स्वपन् श्वसन्।।5.8।।
"5.8 Though the saint sees, hears, touches, smells, eats, moves, sleeps and breathes, yet he knows the Truth, and he knows that it is not he who acts." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 5.8's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 1985 Vṛṣa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1850 Vibhava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1335
Malayalam Era: 1104
Nanakshahi: 459
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Varīyān
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya307.32°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
चन्द्र Candra289.77°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala271.95°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
बुध Budha317.35°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati344.19°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
शुक्र Śukra274.93°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
शनि Śani235.36°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3

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)05:33 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:32 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 23 Mins 43 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 36 Mins 17 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:59 – 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 – 18:23
Amṛta Kāla17:39 – 19:24
Niśīta Muhūrta23:50 – 00:35

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:56 – 09:21
Yamaganda10:47 – 12:12
Gulika Kāla13:38 – 15:03
Varjyam06:59 – 07:17
Dur Muhūrta 09:10 – 09:33

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:31 – 07:56 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:56 – 09:21 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:21 – 10:47 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:47 – 12:12 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:12 – 13:38 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:38 – 15:03 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:03 – 16:29 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:29 – 17:54 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:54 – 19:29 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:29 – 21:03 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:03 – 22:38 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:38 – 00:12 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:12 – 01:47 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:47 – 03:21 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:21 – 04:56 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:56 – 06:31 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

12 steps · festival walk
Today is Mahā Śivarātri — its dedicated walk.
Śiva-stuti through Bhāgavata + Mahābhārata Anuśāsana.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5029
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1836831.27
Julian Day2425296.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.8491°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)341.55°
🪷 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 (22.8491°), declination -11.41°, EoT -14.28 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: 1928-02-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)