पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · February 12, 2057 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 9.17 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga🪷 Pitāham Asya Jagato · Krishna IS the Mother
पिताऽहमस्य जगतो माता धाता पितामहः।

वेद्यं पवित्रमोंकार ऋक् साम यजुरेव च।।9.17।।
"9.17 I am the Father of the universe and its Mother; I am its Nourisher and its Grandfather; I am the Knowable and the Pure; I am Om; and I am the Sacred Scriptures." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 9.17's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2114 Vikṛti
Śaka Saṁvat: 1979 Īśvara
Bengali Saṁvat: 1464
Malayalam Era: 1233
Nanakshahi: 588
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Kṛttikā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Indra
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya299.16°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
चन्द्र Candra34.86°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala92.41°KarkaPunarvasu P4
बुध Budha288.29°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati298.71°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
शुक्र Śukra334.76°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
शनि Śani353.41°MīnaRevatī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:35 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:50 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:13 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)11:53 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)01:18 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 15 Mins 07 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 44 Mins 53 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:05 – 05:50
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:39 – 06:35
Abhijit Muhūrta11:50 – 12:35
Vijaya Muhūrta14:05 – 14:50
Godhūli Muhūrta17:38 – 18:02
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:50 – 18:18
Amṛta Kāla17:35 – 19:20
Niśīta Muhūrta23:50 – 00:35

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:00 – 09:24
Yamaganda10:48 – 12:13
Gulika Kāla13:37 – 15:01
Varjyam07:03 – 07:21
Dur Muhūrta 09:13 – 09:35

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:35 – 08:00 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:00 – 09:24 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:24 – 10:48 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:48 – 12:13 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:13 – 13:37 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:37 – 15:01 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:01 – 16:26 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:26 – 17:50 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:50 – 19:26 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:26 – 21:01 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:01 – 22:37 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:37 – 00:13 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:13 – 01:48 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:48 – 03:24 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:24 – 05:00 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:00 – 06:35 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī + Kṛttikā)
-3137-10-04Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5158
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1883941.27
Julian Day2472406.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.6509°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)95.16°
🪷 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 (24.6509°), declination -13.58°, EoT -14.59 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: 2057-02-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)