पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · February 6, 2009 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 9.4 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga
मया ततमिदं सर्वं जगदव्यक्तमूर्तिना।

मत्स्थानि सर्वभूतानि न चाहं तेष्ववस्थितः।।9.4।।
"9.4 The whole world is pervaded by Me, yet My form is not seen. All living things have their being in Me, yet I am not limited by them." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 9.4's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2066 Śubhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1931 Virodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1416
Malayalam Era: 1185
Nanakshahi: 540
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya293.40°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
चन्द्र Candra64.06°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala276.98°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
बुध Budha268.85°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati283.88°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
शुक्र Śukra338.25°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
शनि Śani146.44°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:39 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:46 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:12 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:05 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:45 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 06 Mins 54 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 53 Mins 06 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:10 – 05:54
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:43 – 06:39
Abhijit Muhūrta11:50 – 12:35
Vijaya Muhūrta14:04 – 14:48
Godhūli Muhūrta17:34 – 17:58
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:46 – 18:14
Amṛta Kāla17:31 – 19:16
Niśīta Muhūrta23:50 – 00:35

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:49 – 12:12
Yamaganda14:59 – 16:22
Gulika Kāla08:02 – 09:26
Varjyam07:07 – 07:25
Dur Muhūrta 09:15 – 09:37

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (Inauspicious)
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 · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:39 – 08:02 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:02 – 09:26 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:26 – 10:49 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:49 – 12:12 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:12 – 13:36 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:36 – 14:59 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:59 – 16:22 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:22 – 17:46 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:46 – 19:22 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:22 – 20:59 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:59 – 22:36 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:36 – 00:12 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:12 – 01:49 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:49 – 03:26 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:26 – 05:02 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:02 – 06:39 (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 Year5110
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1866403.27
Julian Day2454868.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9801°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)133.16°
🪷 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 (23.9801°), declination -15.62°, EoT -14.30 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: 2009-02-06 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)