पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · February 3, 1957 CE

🪷 आज: मकर सङ्क्रान्ति — Makara Saṅkrānti (Uttarāyaṇa)
Sun enters Capricorn; Uttarāyaṇa (north-going) begins. Bhīṣma's chosen mahaprasthāna time.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 6.40 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
श्री भगवानुवाच

पार्थ नैवेह नामुत्र विनाशस्तस्य विद्यते।

नहि कल्याणकृत्कश्िचद्दुर्गतिं तात गच्छति।।6.40।।
"6.40 Lord Shri Krishna replied: My beloved child! There is no destruction for him, either in this world or in the next. No evil fate awaits him who treads the path of righteousness." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.40's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2014 Sādhāraṇa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1879 Hemalambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1364
Malayalam Era: 1133
Nanakshahi: 488
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Bhādrapadā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya290.70°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
चन्द्र Candra324.90°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala10.66°MeṣaAśvinī P4
बुध Budha265.92°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati158.05°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
शुक्र Śukra273.85°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
शनि Śani229.51°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1

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)08:35 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:23 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 02 Mins 44 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 57 Mins 16 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:12 – 05:57
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:45 – 06:41
Abhijit Muhūrta11:50 – 12:34
Vijaya Muhūrta14:03 – 14:47
Godhūli Muhūrta17:31 – 17:55
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:43 – 18:11
Amṛta Kāla17:28 – 19:13
Niśīta Muhūrta23:50 – 00:34

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:21 – 17:43
Yamaganda12:12 – 13:35
Gulika Kāla14:58 – 16:21
Varjyam07:08 – 07:26
Dur Muhūrta 09:15 – 09:37

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (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):
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 · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg06:41 – 08:04 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala08:04 – 09:26 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:26 – 10:49 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:49 – 12:12 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:12 – 13:35 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:35 – 14:58 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:58 – 16:21 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:21 – 17:43 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha17:43 – 19:21 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:21 – 20:58 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:58 – 22:35 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:35 – 00:12 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:12 – 01:49 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:49 – 03:26 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:26 – 05:04 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha05:04 – 06:41 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°
Longitude: 82.9739°
Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5058
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1847407.27
Julian Day2435872.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.2536°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)37.27°
🪷 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 (23.2536°), declination -16.64°, 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: 1957-02-03 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)