पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · February 20, 1980 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 6.45 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
प्रयत्नाद्यतमानस्तु योगी संशुद्धकिल्बिषः।

अनेकजन्मसंसिद्धस्ततो याति परां गतिम्।।6.45।।
"6.45 Then after many lives, the student of spirituality, who earnestly strives, and whose sins are absolved, attains perfection and reaches the Supreme." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.45's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2037 Śrīmukha
Śaka Saṁvat: 1902 Raudra
Bengali Saṁvat: 1387
Malayalam Era: 1156
Nanakshahi: 511
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pañcamī (5/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Revatī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śubha
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya306.98°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
चन्द्र Candra358.31°MīnaRevatī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala134.52°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
बुध Budha325.34°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati132.11°SiṃhaMaghā P4
शुक्र Śukra348.58°MīnaRevatī P1
शनि Śani151.64°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:30 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:55 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:12 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:19 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:57 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 24 Mins 15 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 35 Mins 45 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:59 – 05:45
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:33 – 06:30
Abhijit Muhūrta11:50 – 12:35
Vijaya Muhūrta14:06 – 14:52
Godhūli Muhūrta17:43 – 18:07
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:55 – 18:23
Amṛta Kāla17:40 – 19:25
Niśīta Muhūrta23:50 – 00:35

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:12 – 13:38
Yamaganda07:56 – 09:21
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: Chatra (Auspicious)
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 · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:30 – 07:56 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:56 – 09:21 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:21 – 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 – 17:55 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:55 – 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 – 03:21 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:21 – 04:56 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:56 – 06:30 (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 Year5081
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1855824.27
Julian Day2444289.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.5755°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)48.18°
🪷 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 (23.5755°), declination -11.27°, EoT -14.28 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: 1980-02-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)