पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · February 28, 1950 CE

Also observed today

रङ्गभरी एकादशी · Raṅgbhari EkādaśīShaiva
एकादशी · EkādaśīVaishnava
कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति · Kumbha SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 14.21 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga

अर्जुन उवाचकैर्लिंगैस्त्रीन्गुणानेतानतीतो भवति प्रभो।किमाचारः कथं चैतांस्त्रीन्गुणानतिवर्तते।।14.21।।

"14.21 Arjuna asked: My Lord! By what signs can he who has transcended the Qualities be recognized? How does he act? How does he live beyond them?" — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 14.21's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2007 Śobhana

Śaka Saṁvat: 1872 Vikṛti

Bengali Saṁvat: 1357

Malayalam Era: 1126

Nanakshahi: 481

Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Punarvasu Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)	Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)	Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	315.73°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P3
चन्द्र Candra	79.45°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	166.88°	Kanyā	Hasta P3
बुध Budha	295.34°	Makara	Dhaniṣṭhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	298.05°	Makara	Dhaniṣṭhā P2
शुक्र Śukra	281.52°	Makara	Śravaṇa P1
शनि Śani	143.80°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:23 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:59 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:11 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	13:37 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	03:15 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 36 Mins 03 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 23 Mins 57 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:50 – 05:37
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:25 – 06:23
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:48 – 12:35
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:07 – 14:54
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:47 – 18:11
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:59 – 18:28
Amṛta Kāla	17:44 – 19:29
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:48 – 00:35

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	15:05 – 16:32
Yamaganda	09:17 – 10:44
Gulika Kāla	12:11 – 13:38
Varjyam	06:52 – 07:11
Dur Muhūrta	09:06 – 09:29

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: South

Rāhu Vāsa: North

Ānandādi Yoga: Lumba (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 · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga	06:23 – 07:50 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg	07:50 – 09:17 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala	09:17 – 10:44 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha	10:44 – 12:11 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta	12:11 – 13:38 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla	13:38 – 15:05 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha	15:05 – 16:32 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga	16:32 – 17:59 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla	17:59 – 19:32 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha	19:32 – 21:05 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga	21:05 – 22:38 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg	22:38 – 00:11 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala	00:11 – 01:44 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha	01:44 – 03:17 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta	03:17 – 04:50 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla	04:50 – 06:23 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Maṅgala Walk (मङ्गल यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Ekādaśī + Punarvasu alignment also occurred on:

-1626101-04-03 — Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Punarvasu)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5051
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1844875.27
Julian Day	2433340.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.1568°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	124.68°

🪷 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 (23.1568°), declination -8.24°, EoT -13.22 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: 1950-02-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)