पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · February 9, 1975 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 14.20 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
गुणानेतानतीत्य त्रीन्देही देहसमुद्भवान्।जन्ममृत्युजरादुःखैर्विमुक्तोऽमृतमश्नुते।।14.20।।
"14.20 When the soul transcends the Qualities, which are the real cause of physical existence, then, freed from birth and death, from old age and misery, he quaffs the nectar of immortality." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 14.20's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2032 Vibhava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1897 Rākṣasa
Bengali Saṁvat: 1382
Malayalam Era: 1151
Nanakshahi: 506
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya296.15°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
चन्द्र Candra272.24°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala260.25°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
बुध Budha295.00°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati327.72°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
शुक्र Śukra319.04°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
शनि Śani79.59°MithunaĀrdrā P4

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)05:16 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:58 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 09 Mins 45 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 50 Mins 15 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:08 – 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 – 07:23
Dur Muhūrta 09:14 – 09:36

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Amṛta (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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg06:38 – 08:01 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala08:01 – 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 – 05:01 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha05:01 – 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 Year5076
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1853987.27
Julian Day2442452.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.5053°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)335.68°
🪷 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 (23.5053°), declination -14.92°, 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: 1975-02-09 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)