पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · February 11, 1958 CE

Also observed today

पोङ्गल · Pongal / Thai PongalRegional

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 18.23 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga

नियतं सङ्गरहितमरागद्वेषतः कृतम्।अफलप्रेप्सुना कर्म यत्तत्सात्त्विकमुच्यते।।18.23।।

"18.23 An obligatory action done by one who is disinterested, who neither likes nor dislikes it, and gives no thought to the consequences that follow, such an action is Pure." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 18.23's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2015 Virodhakṛt

Śaka Saṁvat: 1880 Vilambī

Bengali Saṁvat: 1365

Malayalam Era: 1134

Nanakshahi: 489

Solar Month: Makara (Tai)

Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Viśākhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)	Bālava
वार (Vāra)	Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	298.54°	Makara	Dhaniṣṭhā P2
चन्द्र Candra	209.25°	Tulā	Viśākhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	252.54°	Dhanu	Mūla P4
बुध Budha	284.17°	Makara	Śravaṇa P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	188.66°	Tulā	Svātī P1
शुक्र Śukra	278.92°	Makara	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P4
शनि Śani	240.67°	Dhanu	Mūla P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:36 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:49 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:13 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	00:49 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	11:42 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 12 Mins 30 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 47 Mins 30 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:07 – 05:52
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:40 – 06:36
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:50 – 12:35
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:05 – 14:50
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:37 – 18:01
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:49 – 18:17
Amṛta Kāla	17:34 – 19:19
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:50 – 00:35

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	15:01 – 16:25
Yamaganda	09:25 – 10:49
Gulika Kāla	12:13 – 13:37
Varjyam	07:04 – 07:22
Dur Muhūrta	09:13 – 09:36

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: North

Rāhu Vāsa: North

Ānandādi Yoga: Mātaṇga (Auspicious)

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 · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga	06:36 – 08:00 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg	08:00 – 09:25 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala	09:25 – 10:49 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha	10:49 – 12:13 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta	12:13 – 13:37 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla	13:37 – 15:01 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha	15:01 – 16:25 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga	16:25 – 17:49 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla	17:49 – 19:25 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha	19:25 – 21:01 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga	21:01 – 22:37 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg	22:37 – 00:13 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala	00:13 – 01:49 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha	01:49 – 03:25 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta	03:25 – 05:00 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla	05:00 – 06:36 (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 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	5059
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1847780.27
Julian Day	2436245.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.2679°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	267.84°

🪷 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 (23.2679°), declination -14.24°, EoT -14.58 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: 1958-02-11 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)