पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · February 9, 2005 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 7.6 · Chapter 7 · ज्ञानविज्ञानयोग · Jñāna-Vijñāna-Yoga
एतद्योनीनि भूतानि सर्वाणीत्युपधारय।

अहं कृत्स्नस्य जगतः प्रभवः प्रलयस्तथा।।7.6।।
"7.6 It is the womb of all being; for I am He by Whom the worlds were created and shall be dissolved." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 7.6's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2062 Vilambī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1927 Pārthiva
Bengali Saṁvat: 1412
Malayalam Era: 1181
Nanakshahi: 536
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Varīyān
करण (Karaṇa)Kiṃstughna
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya296.46°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
चन्द्र Candra297.82°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala247.63°DhanuMūla P3
बुध Budha292.36°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati175.21°KanyāCitrā P1
शुक्र Śukra284.03°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
शनि Śani87.80°MithunaPunarvasu P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:37 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:48 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:13 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:43 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:53 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 10 Mins 41 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 49 Mins 19 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:08 – 05:53
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:41 – 06:37
Abhijit Muhūrta11:50 – 12:35
Vijaya Muhūrta14:04 – 14:49
Godhūli Muhūrta17:36 – 18:00
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:48 – 18:16
Amṛta Kāla17:33 – 19:18
Niśīta Muhūrta23:50 – 00:35

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:13 – 13:36
Yamaganda08:01 – 09:25
Gulika Kāla10:49 – 12:13
Varjyam07:05 – 07:23
Dur Muhūrta 09:14 – 09:36

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvaja (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):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:37 – 08:01 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:01 – 09:25 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:25 – 10:49 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:49 – 12:13 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:13 – 13:36 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:36 – 15:00 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:00 – 16:24 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:24 – 17:48 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:48 – 19:24 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:24 – 21:00 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:00 – 22:36 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:36 – 00:13 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:13 – 01:49 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:49 – 03:25 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:25 – 05:01 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:01 – 06:37 (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 Year5106
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1864945.27
Julian Day2453410.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9244°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)1.90°
🪷 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 (23.9244°), declination -14.69°, EoT -14.50 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: 2005-02-09 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)