पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · February 6, 1979 CE

Also observed today

पोङ्गल · Pongal / Thai PongalRegional

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 17.5 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga

अशास्त्रविहितं घोरं तप्यन्ते ये तपो जनाः।दम्भाहङ्कारसंयुक्ताः कामरागबलान्विताः।।17.5।।

"17.5 Those who practise austerities not commanded by scripture, who are slaves to hypocrisy and egotism, who are carried away by the fury of desire and passion," — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 17.5's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2036 Aṅgirasa

Śaka Saṁvat: 1901 Siddhārthī

Bengali Saṁvat: 1386

Malayalam Era: 1155

Nanakshahi: 510

Solar Month: Makara (Tai)

Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Daśamī (10/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Rohiṇī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Indra
करण (Karaṇa)	Taitila
वार (Vāra)	Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	293.09°	Makara	Śravaṇa P4
चन्द्र Candra	46.50°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	289.53°	Makara	Śravaṇa P3
बुध Budha	291.04°	Makara	Śravaṇa P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	98.53°	Karka	Puṣya P2
शुक्र Śukra	247.39°	Dhanu	Mūla P3
शनि Śani	138.68°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:39 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:45 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:12 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	12:59 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	02:33 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 06 Mins 00 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 54 Mins 00 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:11 – 05:55
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:44 – 06:39
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:50 – 12:35
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:03 – 14:48
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:33 – 17:57
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:45 – 18:13
Amṛta Kāla	17:30 – 19:15
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:50 – 00:35

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	14:59 – 16:22
Yamaganda	09:26 – 10:49
Gulika Kāla	12:12 – 13:36
Varjyam	07:07 – 07:25
Dur Muhūrta	09:15 – 09:37

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: North

Ānandādi Yoga: Maitra (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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga	06:39 – 08:03 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg	08:03 – 09:26 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala	09:26 – 10:49 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha	10:49 – 12:12 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta	12:12 – 13:36 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla	13:36 – 14:59 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha	14:59 – 16:22 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga	16:22 – 17:45 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla	17:45 – 19:22 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha	19:22 – 20:59 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga	20:59 – 22:36 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg	22:36 – 00:12 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala	00:12 – 01:49 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha	01:49 – 03:26 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta	03:26 – 05:03 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla	05:03 – 06:39 (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 Śukla Daśamī + Rohiṇī alignment also occurred on:

-3226-07-09 — Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Rohiṇī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5080
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1855445.27
Julian Day	2443910.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.5610°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	110.54°

🪷 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 (23.5610°), declination -15.84°, EoT -14.30 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: 1979-02-06 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)