पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · February 4, 1999 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 4.30 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
अपरे नियताहाराः प्राणान्प्राणेषु जुह्वति।

सर्वेऽप्येते यज्ञविदो यज्ञक्षपितकल्मषाः।।4.30।।
"4.30 Others, controlling their diet, sacrifice their worldly life to the spiritual fire. All understand the principal of sacrifice, and by its means their sins are washed away." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.30's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2056 Nandana
Śaka Saṁvat: 1921 Pramāthi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1406
Malayalam Era: 1175
Nanakshahi: 530
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Phalgunī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya290.93°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
चन्द्र Candra151.55°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala189.47°TulāSvātī P1
बुध Budha290.83°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati334.22°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
शुक्र Śukra314.12°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
शनि Śani4.08°MeṣaAśvinī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:40 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:44 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:12 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)20:49 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:01 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 03 Mins 43 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 56 Mins 17 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:12 – 05:56
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:45 – 06:40
Abhijit Muhūrta11:50 – 12:34
Vijaya Muhūrta14:03 – 14:47
Godhūli Muhūrta17:32 – 17:56
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:44 – 18:12
Amṛta Kāla17:29 – 19:14
Niśīta Muhūrta23:50 – 00:34

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:35 – 14:58
Yamaganda06:40 – 08:03
Gulika Kāla09:26 – 10:49
Varjyam07:08 – 07:26
Dur Muhūrta 09:15 – 09:37

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhātṛ (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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:40 – 08:03 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga08:03 – 09:26 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:26 – 10:49 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:49 – 12:12 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:12 – 13:35 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:35 – 14:58 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:58 – 16:21 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:21 – 17:44 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:44 – 19:21 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:21 – 20:58 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:58 – 22:35 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:35 – 00:12 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:12 – 01:49 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:49 – 03:26 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:26 – 05:03 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta05:03 – 06:40 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5100
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1862748.27
Julian Day2451213.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.8403°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)222.22°
🪷 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 (23.8403°), declination -16.40°, EoT -14.09 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: 1999-02-04 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)