पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · February 20, 2055 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 8.23 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga
यत्र काले त्वनावृत्तिमावृत्तिं चैव योगिनः।

प्रयाता यान्ति तं कालं वक्ष्यामि भरतर्षभ।।8.23।।
"8.23 *Now I will tell thee, O Arjuna, of the times at which, if the mystics go forth, they do not return, and at which they go forth only to return." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 8.23's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2112 Sarvadhāri
Śaka Saṁvat: 1977 Yuva
Bengali Saṁvat: 1462
Malayalam Era: 1231
Nanakshahi: 586
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Navamī (24/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Jyeṣṭhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya306.74°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
चन्द्र Candra234.23°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala56.75°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2
बुध Budha280.33°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati247.22°DhanuMūla P3
शुक्र Śukra336.76°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
शनि Śani331.15°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4

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)02:06 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)12:39 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 25 Mins 23 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 34 Mins 37 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:58 – 05:44
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:33 – 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 Kāla09:21 – 10:47
Yamaganda13:38 – 15:04
Gulika Kāla06:30 – 07:55
Varjyam06:58 – 07:17
Dur Muhūrta 09:10 – 09:32

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (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 · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:30 – 07:55 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:55 – 09:21 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:21 – 10:47 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:47 – 12:12 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:12 – 13:38 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:38 – 15:04 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:04 – 16:29 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:29 – 17:55 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:55 – 19:29 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:29 – 21:04 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:04 – 22:38 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:38 – 00:12 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:12 – 01:47 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:47 – 03:21 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:21 – 04:55 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:55 – 06:30 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Navamī + Jyeṣṭhā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Jyeṣṭhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5156
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1883218.27
Julian Day2471683.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.6232°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)284.42°
🪷 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 (24.6232°), declination -10.99°, 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: 2055-02-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)