पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · February 17, 1944 CE

Also observed today

कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति · Kumbha SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 11.31 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga

आख्याहि मे को भवानुग्ररूपो

नमोऽस्तु ते देववर प्रसीद।

विज्ञातुमिच्छामि भवन्तमाद्यं

न हि प्रजानामि तव प्रवृत्तिम्।।11.31।।

"11.31 Tell me then who Thou art, that wearest this dreadful Form? I bow before Thee, O Mighty One! Have mercy, I pray, and let me see Thee as Thou wert at first. I do not know what Thou intendest." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 11.31's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2001 Hemalambī

Śaka Saṁvat: 1866 Tāraṇa

Bengali Saṁvat: 1351

Malayalam Era: 1120

Nanakshahi: 475

Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Anurādhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)	Kaulava
वार (Vāra)	Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	304.19°	Kumbha	Dhaniṣṭhā P4
चन्द्र Candra	210.82°	Vṛścika	Viśākhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	50.13°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P4
बुध Budha	284.02°	Makara	Śravaṇa P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	118.94°	Karka	Aśleṣā P4
शुक्र Śukra	272.01°	Makara	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P2
शनि Śani	56.94°	Vṛṣabha	Mr̥gaśirā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:33 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:52 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:13 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	00:33 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	11:25 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 19 Mins 44 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 40 Mins 16 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:02 – 05:47
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:36 – 06:33
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:50 – 12:35
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:06 – 14:51
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:40 – 18:04
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:52 – 18:21
Amṛta Kāla	17:37 – 19:22
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:50 – 00:35

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	13:38 – 15:03
Yamaganda	06:33 – 07:58
Gulika Kāla	09:23 – 10:48
Varjyam	07:01 – 07:19
Dur Muhūrta	09:11 – 09:34

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)

Candra Vāsa: North-East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (Auspicious)

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):
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 Śubha	06:33 – 07:58 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga	07:58 – 09:23 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg	09:23 – 10:48 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala	10:48 – 12:13 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha	12:13 – 13:38 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta	13:38 – 15:03 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla	15:03 – 16:27 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha	16:27 – 17:52 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta	17:52 – 19:27 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla	19:27 – 21:03 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha	21:03 – 22:38 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga	22:38 – 00:13 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg	00:13 – 01:48 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala	01:48 – 03:23 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha	03:23 – 04:58 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta	04:58 – 06:33 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Bṛhaspati Walk (गुरु यात्रा)

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Anurādhā alignment also occurred on:

-3226-07-09 — Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5045
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1842672.27
Julian Day	2431137.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.0725°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	270.34°

🪷 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 (23.0725°), declination -12.42°, EoT -14.49 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: 1944-02-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)