पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · March 1, 1989 CE

🪷 आज: सीताष्टमी — Sītāṣṭamī
Birth-anniversary of Sītā per Phālguna-Kṛṣṇa-Aṣṭamī tradition.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.23 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
नैनं छिन्दन्ति शस्त्राणि नैनं दहति पावकः।

न चैनं क्लेदयन्त्यापो न शोषयति मारुतः।।2.23।।
"2.23 Weapons cleave It not, fire burns It not, water drenches It not, and wind dries It not." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.23's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2046 Citrabhānu
Śaka Saṁvat: 1911 Śukla
Bengali Saṁvat: 1396
Malayalam Era: 1165
Nanakshahi: 520
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Jyeṣṭhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya316.73°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
चन्द्र Candra228.99°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala30.23°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
बुध Budha292.42°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati35.37°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P3
शुक्र Śukra308.14°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
शनि Śani257.74°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:22 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:00 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:11 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)01:02 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)11:38 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 38 Mins 17 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 21 Mins 43 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:49 – 05:35
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:24 – 06:22
Abhijit Muhūrta11:48 – 12:34
Vijaya Muhūrta14:08 – 14:54
Godhūli Muhūrta17:48 – 18:12
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:00 – 18:29
Amṛta Kāla17:45 – 19:30
Niśīta Muhūrta23:48 – 00:34

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:11 – 13:38
Yamaganda07:49 – 09:17
Gulika Kāla10:44 – 12:11
Varjyam06:51 – 07:10
Dur Muhūrta 09:05 – 09:28

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (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 · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:22 – 07:49 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:49 – 09:17 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:17 – 10:44 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:44 – 12:11 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:11 – 13:38 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:38 – 15:06 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:06 – 16:33 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:33 – 18:00 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:00 – 19:33 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:33 – 21:06 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:06 – 22:38 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:38 – 00:11 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:11 – 01:44 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:44 – 03:17 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:17 – 04:49 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:49 – 06:22 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Jyeṣṭhā alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Jyeṣṭhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5090
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1859121.27
Julian Day2447586.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.7016°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)275.65°
🪷 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 (23.7016°), declination -7.65°, EoT -13.04 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: 1989-03-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)