पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · February 15, 1978 CE

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 6.11 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga

शुचौ देशे प्रतिष्ठाप्य स्थिरमासनमात्मनः।

नात्युच्छ्रितं नातिनीचं चैलाजिनकुशोत्तरम्।।6.11।।

"6.11 Having chosen a holy place, let him sit in a firm posture on a seat, neither too high nor too low, and covered with a grass mat, a deer skin and a cloth." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 6.11's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2035 Prajāpati

Śaka Saṁvat: 1900 Kālayukta

Bengali Saṁvat: 1385

Malayalam Era: 1154

Nanakshahi: 509

Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Kṛttikā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Indra
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	302.45°	Kumbha	Dhaniṣṭhā P3
चन्द्र Candra	33.73°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	90.59°	Karka	Punarvasu P4
बुध Budha	293.54°	Makara	Dhaniṣṭhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	62.31°	Mithuna	Mr̥gaśirā P3
शुक्र Śukra	308.49°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P1
शनि Śani	123.64°	Siṃha	Maghā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:34 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:52 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:13 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	11:36 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	00:59 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 18 Mins 02 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 41 Mins 58 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:03 – 05:48
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:37 – 06:34
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:50 – 12:35
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:06 – 14:51
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:40 – 18:04
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:52 – 18:20
Amṛta Kāla	17:37 – 19:22
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:50 – 00:35

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	12:13 – 13:37
Yamaganda	07:58 – 09:23
Gulika Kāla	10:48 – 12:13
Varjyam	07:02 – 07:20
Dur Muhūrta	09:12 – 09:34

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: South-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Lumba (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)

Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (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):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha	06:34 – 07:58 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta	07:58 – 09:23 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla	09:23 – 10:48 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha	10:48 – 12:13 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga	12:13 – 13:37 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg	13:37 – 15:02 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala	15:02 – 16:27 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha	16:27 – 17:52 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg	17:52 – 19:27 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala	19:27 – 21:02 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha	21:02 – 22:37 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta	22:37 – 00:13 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla	00:13 – 01:48 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha	01:48 – 03:23 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga	03:23 – 04:58 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg	04:58 – 06:34 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Budha Walk (बुध यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:

-3137-12-25 — Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī + Kṛttikā)

-3137-10-04 — Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5079
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1855089.27
Julian Day	2443554.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.5474°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	89.71°

🪷 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 (23.5474°), declination -12.85°, EoT -14.57 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: 1978-02-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)