पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · February 9, 1964 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 1.31 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
निमित्तानि च पश्यामि विपरीतानि केशव।

न च श्रेयोऽनुपश्यामि हत्वा स्वजनमाहवे।।1.31।।
"1.31 The omens are adverse; what good can come from the slaughter of my people on this battlefield?" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.31's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2021 Piṅgala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1886 Krodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1371
Malayalam Era: 1140
Nanakshahi: 495
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mūla Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya295.97°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
चन्द्र Candra244.05°DhanuMūla P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala298.22°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
बुध Budha274.57°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati353.55°MīnaRevatī P3
शुक्र Śukra334.95°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
शनि Śani302.16°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:38 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:47 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:13 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)03:29 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)14:01 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 09 Mins 19 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 50 Mins 41 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:09 – 05:53
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:42 – 06:38
Abhijit Muhūrta11:50 – 12:35
Vijaya Muhūrta14:04 – 14:49
Godhūli Muhūrta17:35 – 17:59
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:47 – 18:15
Amṛta Kāla17:32 – 19:17
Niśīta Muhūrta23:50 – 00:35

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:24 – 17:47
Yamaganda12:13 – 13:36
Gulika Kāla15:00 – 16:24
Varjyam07:06 – 07:24
Dur Muhūrta 09:14 – 09:36

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (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):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg06:38 – 08:02 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala08:02 – 09:25 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:25 – 10:49 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:49 – 12:13 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:13 – 13:36 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:36 – 15:00 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:00 – 16:24 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:24 – 17:47 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha17:47 – 19:24 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:24 – 21:00 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:00 – 22:36 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:36 – 00:13 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:13 – 01:49 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:49 – 03:25 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:25 – 05:02 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha05:02 – 06:38 (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 Year5065
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1849969.27
Julian Day2438434.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.3516°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)307.00°
🪷 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 (23.3516°), declination -15.03°, EoT -14.50 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: 1964-02-09 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)