पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · February 18, 1953 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 5.25 · Chapter 5 · कर्मसंन्यासयोग · Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
लभन्ते ब्रह्मनिर्वाणमृषयः क्षीणकल्मषाः।

छिन्नद्वैधा यतात्मानः सर्वभूतहिते रताः।।5.25।।
"5.25 Sages whose sins have been washed away, whose sense of separateness has vanished, who have subdued themselves, and seek only the welfare of all, come to the Eternal Spirit." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 5.25's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2010 Parābhava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1875 Vijaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1360
Malayalam Era: 1129
Nanakshahi: 484
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pañcamī (5/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Revatī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śubha
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya305.90°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
चन्द्र Candra1.63°MeṣaAśvinī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala344.99°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
बुध Budha318.45°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati21.26°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra352.19°MīnaRevatī P2
शनि Śani184.28°TulāCitrā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:31 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:54 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:13 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:34 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:16 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 22 Mins 14 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 37 Mins 46 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:00 – 05:46
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:35 – 06:31
Abhijit Muhūrta11:50 – 12:35
Vijaya Muhūrta14:06 – 14:52
Godhūli Muhūrta17:42 – 18:06
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:54 – 18:22
Amṛta Kāla17:39 – 19:24
Niśīta Muhūrta23:50 – 00:35

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:13 – 13:38
Yamaganda07:57 – 09:22
Gulika Kāla10:47 – 12:13
Varjyam07:00 – 07:18
Dur Muhūrta 09:11 – 09:33

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (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 · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:31 – 07:57 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:57 – 09:22 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:22 – 10:47 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:47 – 12:13 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:13 – 13:38 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:38 – 15:03 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:03 – 16:28 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:28 – 17:54 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:54 – 19:28 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:28 – 21:03 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:03 – 22:38 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:38 – 00:13 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:13 – 01:47 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:47 – 03:22 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:22 – 04:57 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:57 – 06:31 (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 Year5054
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1845961.27
Julian Day2434426.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.1983°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)52.67°
🪷 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 (23.1983°), declination -11.79°, 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: 1953-02-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)