पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · February 18, 1952 CE

Also observed today

कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति · Kumbha SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 15.13 · Chapter 15 · पुरुषोत्तमयोग · Puruṣottama-Yoga

गामाविश्य च भूतानि धारयाम्यहमोजसा।पुष्णामि चौषधीः सर्वाः सोमो भूत्वा रसात्मकः।।15.13।।

"15.13 1 enter this world and animate all My creatures with My vitality; and by My cool moonbeams I nourish the plants." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 15.13's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2009 Viśvāvasu

Śaka Saṁvat: 1874 Nandana

Bengali Saṁvat: 1359

Malayalam Era: 1128

Nanakshahi: 483

Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Viśākhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)	Bālava
वार (Vāra)	Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	305.15°	Kumbha	Dhaniṣṭhā P4
चन्द्र Candra	206.22°	Tulā	Viśākhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	199.14°	Tulā	Svātī P4
बुध Budha	302.56°	Kumbha	Dhaniṣṭhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	351.07°	Mīna	Revatī P2
शुक्र Śukra	273.61°	Makara	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P3
शनि Śani	171.60°	Kanyā	Hasta P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:32 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:53 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:13 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	00:09 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	11:05 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 21 Mins 11 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 38 Mins 49 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:01 – 05:47
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:35 – 06:32
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:50 – 12:35
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:06 – 14:51
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:41 – 18:05
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:53 – 18:22
Amṛta Kāla	17:38 – 19:23
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:50 – 00:35

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	07:57 – 09:22
Yamaganda	10:47 – 12:13
Gulika Kāla	13:38 – 15:03
Varjyam	07:00 – 07:18
Dur Muhūrta	09:11 – 09:34

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: North

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Śubha (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 · 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 · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta	06:32 – 07:57 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla	07:57 – 09:22 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha	09:22 – 10:47 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga	10:47 – 12:13 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg	12:13 – 13:38 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala	13:38 – 15:03 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha	15:03 – 16:28 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta	16:28 – 17:53 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala	17:53 – 19:28 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha	19:28 – 21:03 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta	21:03 – 22:38 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla	22:38 – 00:13 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha	00:13 – 01:47 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga	01:47 – 03:22 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg	03:22 – 04:57 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala	04:57 – 06:32 (neutral)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Candra Walk (चन्द्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

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

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

-0562-04-11 — Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Viśākhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5053
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1845595.27
Julian Day	2434060.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.1843°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	264.21°

🪷 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 (23.1843°), declination -12.05°, EoT -14.43 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: 1952-02-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)