पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · February 21, 1939 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.25 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
भीष्मद्रोणप्रमुखतः सर्वेषां च महीक्षिताम्।

उवाच पार्थ पश्यैतान्समवेतान्कुरूनिति।।1.25।।
"1.25 Whither Bheeshma and Drona had led all the rulers of the earth, and spoke thus: O Arjuna! Behold these members of the family of Kuru assembled." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.25's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 1996 Nandana
Śaka Saṁvat: 1861 Pramāthi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1346
Malayalam Era: 1115
Nanakshahi: 470
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Bhādrapadā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya308.51°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
चन्द्र Candra327.14°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala231.45°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
बुध Budha310.96°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati319.48°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
शुक्र Śukra263.68°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
शनि Śani352.53°MīnaRevatī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:30 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:55 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:12 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:32 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:22 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 25 Mins 35 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 34 Mins 25 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:58 – 05:44
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:32 – 06:30
Abhijit Muhūrta11:49 – 12:35
Vijaya Muhūrta14:07 – 14:52
Godhūli Muhūrta17:43 – 18:07
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:55 – 18:24
Amṛta Kāla17:40 – 19:25
Niśīta Muhūrta23:49 – 00:35

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:04 – 16:29
Yamaganda09:21 – 10:47
Gulika Kāla12:12 – 13:38
Varjyam06:58 – 07:16
Dur Muhūrta 09:09 – 09:32

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:30 – 07:55 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:55 – 09:21 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:21 – 10:47 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:47 – 12:12 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:12 – 13:38 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:38 – 15:04 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:04 – 16:29 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:29 – 17:55 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:55 – 19:29 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:29 – 21:04 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:04 – 22:38 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:38 – 00:12 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:12 – 01:47 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:47 – 03:21 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:21 – 04:55 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:55 – 06:30 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5040
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1840850.27
Julian Day2429315.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.0028°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)20.14°
🪷 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 (23.0028°), declination -10.94°, EoT -14.19 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: 1939-02-21 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)