पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · February 19, 1969 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 11.52 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
श्री भगवानुवाच

सुदुर्दर्शमिदं रूपं दृष्टवानसि यन्मम।

देवा अप्यस्य रूपस्य नित्यं दर्शनकाङ्क्षिणः।।11.52।।
"11.52 Lord Shri Krishna replied: It is hard to see this vision of Me that thou hast seen. Even the most powerful have longed for it in vain." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.52's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2026 Dundubhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1891 Saumya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1376
Malayalam Era: 1145
Nanakshahi: 500
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Tṛtīyā (3/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Bhādrapadā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Sādhya
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya306.80°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
चन्द्र Candra337.15°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala214.13°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
बुध Budha280.96°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati161.81°KanyāHasta P1
शुक्र Śukra351.80°MīnaRevatī P2
शनि Śani358.85°MīnaRevatī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:31 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:54 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:12 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:11 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:17 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 23 Mins 47 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 36 Mins 13 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:59 – 05:45
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:34 – 06:31
Abhijit Muhūrta11:50 – 12:35
Vijaya Muhūrta14:06 – 14:52
Godhūli Muhūrta17:42 – 18:06
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:54 – 18:23
Amṛta Kāla17:39 – 19:24
Niśīta Muhūrta23:50 – 00:35

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:12 – 13:38
Yamaganda07:56 – 09:22
Gulika Kāla10:47 – 12:12
Varjyam06:59 – 07:17
Dur Muhūrta 09:10 – 09:33

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Mudgara (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
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 · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:31 – 07:56 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:56 – 09:22 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:22 – 10:47 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:47 – 12:12 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:12 – 13:38 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:38 – 15:03 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:03 – 16:29 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:29 – 17:54 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:54 – 19:29 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:29 – 21:03 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:03 – 22:38 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:38 – 00:12 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:12 – 01:47 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:47 – 03:22 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:22 – 04:56 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:56 – 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 Year5070
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1851806.27
Julian Day2440271.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.4218°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)31.07°
🪷 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 (23.4218°), declination -11.39°, EoT -14.37 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: 1969-02-19 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)