पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · February 13, 1993 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.66 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
नास्ति बुद्धिरयुक्तस्य न चायुक्तस्य भावना।

न चाभावयतः शान्तिरशान्तस्य कुतः सुखम्।।2.66।।
"2.66 Right discrimination is not for him who cannot concentrate. Without concentration, there cannot be meditation; he who cannot meditate must not expect peace; and without peace, how can anyone expect happiness?" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.66's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2050 Vyaya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1915 Śrīmukha
Bengali Saṁvat: 1400
Malayalam Era: 1169
Nanakshahi: 524
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Saptamī (22/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Svātī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya300.59°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
चन्द्र Candra203.31°TulāViśākhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala75.01°MithunaĀrdrā P3
बुध Budha315.59°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati170.43°KanyāHasta P4
शुक्र Śukra345.06°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
शनि Śani297.51°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:35 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:51 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:13 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)00:14 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)11:13 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 15 Mins 50 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 44 Mins 10 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:05 – 05:50
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:38 – 06:35
Abhijit Muhūrta11:50 – 12:35
Vijaya Muhūrta14:05 – 14:50
Godhūli Muhūrta17:39 – 18:03
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:51 – 18:19
Amṛta Kāla17:36 – 19:21
Niśīta Muhūrta23:50 – 00:35

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:24 – 10:48
Yamaganda13:37 – 15:02
Gulika Kāla06:35 – 07:59
Varjyam07:03 – 07:21
Dur Muhūrta 09:12 – 09:35

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:35 – 07:59 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:59 – 09:24 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:24 – 10:48 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:48 – 12:13 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:13 – 13:37 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:37 – 15:02 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:02 – 16:26 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:26 – 17:51 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:51 – 19:26 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:26 – 21:02 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:02 – 22:37 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:37 – 00:13 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:13 – 01:48 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:48 – 03:24 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:24 – 04:59 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:59 – 06:35 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°
Longitude: 82.9739°
Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5094
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1860566.27
Julian Day2449031.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.7569°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)259.17°
🪷 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 (23.7569°), declination -13.41°, EoT -14.60 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: 1993-02-13 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)