पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · February 28, 2049 CE

🪷 आज: विजया एकादशी — Vijayā Ekādaśī
Rāma observed this before crossing the ocean to Laṅkā.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 6.20 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
यत्रोपरमते चित्तं निरुद्धं योगसेवया।

यत्र चैवात्मनाऽऽत्मानं पश्यन्नात्मनि तुष्यति।।6.20।।
"6.20 There, where the whole nature is seen in the light of the Self, where the man abides within his Self and is satisfied there, its functions restrained by its union with the Divine, the mind finds rest." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.20's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2106 Citrabhānu
Śaka Saṁvat: 1971 Śukla
Bengali Saṁvat: 1456
Malayalam Era: 1225
Nanakshahi: 580
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya315.34°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
चन्द्र Candra261.27°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala1.43°MeṣaAśvinī P1
बुध Budha297.30°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati56.34°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
शुक्र Śukra338.16°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
शनि Śani268.64°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:23 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:00 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:11 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)03:17 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)13:53 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 37 Mins 29 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 22 Mins 31 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:50 – 05:36
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:24 – 06:23
Abhijit Muhūrta11:48 – 12:35
Vijaya Muhūrta14:08 – 14:54
Godhūli Muhūrta17:48 – 18:12
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:00 – 18:29
Amṛta Kāla17:45 – 19:30
Niśīta Muhūrta23:48 – 00:35

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:33 – 18:00
Yamaganda12:11 – 13:39
Gulika Kāla15:06 – 16:33
Varjyam06:52 – 07:10
Dur Muhūrta 09:05 – 09:29

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Śubha (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg06:23 – 07:50 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:50 – 09:17 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:17 – 10:44 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:44 – 12:11 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:11 – 13:39 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:39 – 15:06 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:06 – 16:33 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:33 – 18:00 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:00 – 19:33 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:33 – 21:06 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:06 – 22:39 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:39 – 00:11 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:11 – 01:44 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:44 – 03:17 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:17 – 04:50 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:50 – 06:23 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5150
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1881035.27
Julian Day2469500.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.5397°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)308.32°
🪷 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 (24.5397°), declination -7.86°, EoT -13.22 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: 2049-02-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)