पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · February 11, 1931 CE

🪷 आज: मकर सङ्क्रान्ति — Makara Saṅkrānti (Uttarāyaṇa)
Sun enters Capricorn; Uttarāyaṇa (north-going) begins. Bhīṣma's chosen mahaprasthāna time.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 17.3 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
सत्त्वानुरूपा सर्वस्य श्रद्धा भवति भारत।श्रद्धामयोऽयं पुरुषो यो यच्छ्रद्धः स एव सः।।17.3।।
"17.3 The faith of every man conforms to his nature. By nature he is full of faith. He is in fact what his faith makes him." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.3's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 1988 Tāraṇa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1853 Prajāpati
Bengali Saṁvat: 1338
Malayalam Era: 1107
Nanakshahi: 462
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Navamī (24/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Anurādhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya298.46°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
चन्द्र Candra224.97°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala99.69°KarkaPuṣya P2
बुध Budha277.43°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati79.18°MithunaĀrdrā P4
शुक्र Śukra252.75°DhanuMūla P4
शनि Śani265.89°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:37 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:49 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:13 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)01:59 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)12:38 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 11 Mins 55 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 48 Mins 05 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:07 – 05:52
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:41 – 06:37
Abhijit Muhūrta11:50 – 12:35
Vijaya Muhūrta14:05 – 14:49
Godhūli Muhūrta17:37 – 18:01
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:49 – 18:17
Amṛta Kāla17:34 – 19:19
Niśīta Muhūrta23:50 – 00:35

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:13 – 13:37
Yamaganda08:01 – 09:25
Gulika Kāla10:49 – 12:13
Varjyam07:05 – 07:23
Dur Muhūrta 09:14 – 09:36

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-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 Labha06:37 – 08:01 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:01 – 09:25 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:25 – 10:49 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:49 – 12:13 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:13 – 13:37 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:37 – 15:01 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:01 – 16:25 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:25 – 17:49 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:49 – 19:25 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:25 – 21:01 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:01 – 22:37 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:37 – 00:13 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:13 – 01:49 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:49 – 03:25 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:25 – 05:01 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:01 – 06:37 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5032
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1837918.27
Julian Day2426383.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.8907°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)283.68°
🪷 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 (22.8907°), declination -14.38°, EoT -14.58 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: 1931-02-11 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)