पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · February 3, 1954 CE

Also observed today

पोङ्गल · Pongal / Thai PongalRegional

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 16.8 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga

असत्यमप्रतिष्ठं ते जगदाहुरनीश्वरम्।अपरस्परसम्भूतं किमन्यत्कामहैतुकम्।।16.8।।

"16.8 They say the universe is an accident with no purpose and no God. Life is created by sexual union, a product of lust and nothing else." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 16.8's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2011 Plavaṅga

Śaka Saṁvat: 1876 Jaya

Bengali Saṁvat: 1361

Malayalam Era: 1130

Nanakshahi: 485

Solar Month: Makara (Tai)

Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā (30/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Śravaṇa Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)	Catuṣpāda
वार (Vāra)	Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	290.46°	Makara	Śravaṇa P4
चन्द्र Candra	282.29°	Makara	Śravaṇa P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	213.55°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P1
बुध Budha	304.55°	Kumbha	Dhaniṣṭhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	53.42°	Vṛṣabha	Mr̥gaśirā P1
शुक्र Śukra	292.08°	Makara	Śravaṇa P4
शनि Śani	196.28°	Tulā	Svātī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:41 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:43 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:12 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	06:14 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	17:05 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 02 Mins 25 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 57 Mins 35 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:13 – 05:57
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:46 – 06:41
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:50 – 12:34
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:02 – 14:47
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:31 – 17:55
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:43 – 18:11
Amṛta Kāla	17:28 – 19:13
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:50 – 00:34

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	12:12 – 13:35
Yamaganda	08:04 – 09:26
Gulika Kāla	10:49 – 12:12
Varjyam	07:08 – 07:26
Dur Muhūrta	09:15 – 09:38

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: South-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)

Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha	06:41 – 08:04 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta	08:04 – 09:26 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla	09:26 – 10:49 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha	10:49 – 12:12 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga	12:12 – 13:35 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg	13:35 – 14:58 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala	14:58 – 16:20 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha	16:20 – 17:43 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg	17:43 – 19:20 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala	19:20 – 20:58 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha	20:58 – 22:35 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta	22:35 – 00:12 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla	00:12 – 01:49 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha	01:49 – 03:26 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga	03:26 – 05:04 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg	05:04 – 06:41 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Budha Walk (बुध यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā + Śravaṇa alignment also occurred on:

-3137-10-20 — Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5055
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1846311.27
Julian Day	2434776.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.2117°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	350.69°

🪷 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 (23.2117°), declination -16.72°, EoT -13.97 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: 1954-02-03 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)