पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · February 24, 1928 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 5.12 · Chapter 5 · कर्मसंन्यासयोग · Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
युक्तः कर्मफलं त्यक्त्वा शान्तिमाप्नोति नैष्ठिकीम्।

अयुक्तः कामकारेण फले सक्तो निबध्यते।।5.12।।
"5.12 Having abandoned the fruit of action, he wins eternal peace. Others unacquainted with spirituality, led by desire and clinging to the benefit which they think will follow their actions, become entangled in them." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 5.12's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Śukla 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)Śukla Tṛtīyā (3/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Bhādrapadā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śubha
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya311.35°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
चन्द्र Candra346.74°MīnaRevatī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala274.96°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
बुध Budha313.64°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati345.07°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
शुक्र Śukra279.83°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
शनि Śani235.59°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:27 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:57 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:12 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:24 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:43 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 29 Mins 21 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 30 Mins 39 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:55 – 05:41
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:30 – 06:27
Abhijit Muhūrta11:49 – 12:35
Vijaya Muhūrta14:07 – 14:53
Godhūli Muhūrta17:45 – 18:09
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:57 – 18:25
Amṛta Kāla17:42 – 19:27
Niśīta Muhūrta23:49 – 00:35

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:46 – 12:12
Yamaganda15:04 – 16:30
Gulika Kāla07:53 – 09:20
Varjyam06:56 – 07:14
Dur Muhūrta 09:08 – 09:31

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (Inauspicious)
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):
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):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:27 – 07:53 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:53 – 09:20 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:20 – 10:46 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:46 – 12:12 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:12 – 13:38 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:38 – 15:04 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:04 – 16:30 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:30 – 17:57 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:57 – 19:30 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:30 – 21:04 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:04 – 22:38 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:38 – 00:12 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:12 – 01:46 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:46 – 03:20 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:20 – 04:53 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:53 – 06:27 (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 Year5029
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1836835.27
Julian Day2425300.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.8493°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)33.16°
🪷 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 (22.8493°), declination -9.97°, EoT -13.84 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: 1928-02-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)