पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · February 11, 1994 CE

🪷 आज: मकर सङ्क्रान्ति — Makara Saṅkrānti (Uttarāyaṇa)
Sun enters Capricorn; Uttarāyaṇa (north-going) begins. Bhīṣma's chosen mahaprasthāna time.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 12.7 · Chapter 12 · भक्तियोग · Bhakti-Yoga
तेषामहं समुद्धर्ता मृत्युसंसारसागरात्।भवामि नचिरात्पार्थ मय्यावेशितचेतसाम्।।12.7।।
"12.7 O Arjuna! I rescue them from the ocean of life and death, for their minds are fixed on Me." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 12.7's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2051 Sarvajit
Śaka Saṁvat: 1916 Bhāva
Bengali Saṁvat: 1401
Malayalam Era: 1170
Nanakshahi: 525
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Parigha
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya298.30°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
चन्द्र Candra303.26°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala287.14°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
बुध Budha313.93°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati200.43°TulāViśākhā P1
शुक्र Śukra304.40°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
शनि Śani307.74°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:36 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:49 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:13 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:54 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:11 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 12 Mins 51 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 47 Mins 09 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:07 – 05:51
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:40 – 06:36
Abhijit Muhūrta11:50 – 12:35
Vijaya Muhūrta14:05 – 14:50
Godhūli Muhūrta17:37 – 18:01
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:49 – 18:17
Amṛta Kāla17:34 – 19:19
Niśīta Muhūrta23:50 – 00:35

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:49 – 12:13
Yamaganda15:01 – 16:25
Gulika Kāla08:00 – 09:24
Varjyam07:04 – 07:22
Dur Muhūrta 09:13 – 09:36

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Lumba (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):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:36 – 08:00 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:00 – 09:24 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:24 – 10:49 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:49 – 12:13 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:13 – 13:37 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:37 – 15:01 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:01 – 16:25 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:25 – 17:49 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:49 – 19:25 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:25 – 21:01 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:01 – 22:37 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:37 – 00:13 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:13 – 01:49 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:49 – 03:24 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:24 – 05:00 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:00 – 06:36 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5095
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1860929.27
Julian Day2449394.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.7708°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)7.00°
🪷 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 (23.7708°), declination -14.15°, EoT -14.58 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: 1994-02-11 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)