पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · February 20, 2054 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.46 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
यतः प्रवृत्तिर्भूतानां येन सर्वमिदं ततम्।स्वकर्मणा तमभ्यर्च्य सिद्धिं विन्दति मानवः।।18.46।।
"18.46 Man reaches perfection by dedicating his actions to God, Who is the source of all being, and fills everything." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.46's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2111 Sarvajit
Śaka Saṁvat: 1976 Bhāva
Bengali Saṁvat: 1461
Malayalam Era: 1230
Nanakshahi: 585
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Puṣya Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya307.00°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
चन्द्र Candra95.39°KarkaPuṣya P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala267.94°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
बुध Budha284.01°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati219.86°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
शुक्र Śukra261.11°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
शनि Śani320.18°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:30 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:55 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:12 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)15:23 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)04:49 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 25 Mins 43 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 34 Mins 17 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:58 – 05:44
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:32 – 06:30
Abhijit Muhūrta11:50 – 12:35
Vijaya Muhūrta14:07 – 14:52
Godhūli Muhūrta17:43 – 18:07
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:55 – 18:24
Amṛta Kāla17:40 – 19:25
Niśīta Muhūrta23:50 – 00:35

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:47 – 12:12
Yamaganda15:04 – 16:30
Gulika Kāla07:55 – 09:21
Varjyam06:58 – 07:16
Dur Muhūrta 09:10 – 09:32

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhātṛ (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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:30 – 07:55 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:55 – 09:21 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:21 – 10:47 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:47 – 12:12 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:12 – 13:38 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:38 – 15:04 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:04 – 16:30 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:30 – 17:55 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:55 – 19:30 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:30 – 21:04 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:04 – 22:38 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:38 – 00:12 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:12 – 01:47 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:47 – 03:21 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:21 – 04:55 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:55 – 06:30 (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 Year5155
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1882853.27
Julian Day2471318.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.6093°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)150.24°
🪷 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 (24.6093°), declination -10.90°, EoT -14.28 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: 2054-02-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)