पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · February 23, 2057 CE

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

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 9.28 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga
शुभाशुभफलैरेवं मोक्ष्यसे कर्मबन्धनैः।

संन्यासयोगयुक्तात्मा विमुक्तो मामुपैष्यसि।।9.28।।
"9.28 So shall thy action be attended by no result, either good or bad; but through the spirit of renunciation thou shalt come to Me and be free." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 9.28's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2114 Vikṛti
Śaka Saṁvat: 1979 Īśvara
Bengali Saṁvat: 1464
Malayalam Era: 1233
Nanakshahi: 588
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya310.26°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
चन्द्र Candra175.20°KanyāCitrā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala90.27°KarkaPunarvasu P4
बुध Budha307.31°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati301.34°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
शुक्र Śukra336.03°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
शनि Śani354.47°MīnaRevatī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:27 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:57 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:12 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)21:24 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:00 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 30 Mins 21 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 29 Mins 39 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:55 – 05:41
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:29 – 06:27
Abhijit Muhūrta11:49 – 12:35
Vijaya Muhūrta14:07 – 14:53
Godhūli Muhūrta17:45 – 18:09
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:57 – 18:26
Amṛta Kāla17:42 – 19:27
Niśīta Muhūrta23:49 – 00:35

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:46 – 12:12
Yamaganda15:05 – 16:31
Gulika Kāla07:53 – 09:19
Varjyam06:56 – 07:14
Dur Muhūrta 09:08 – 09:31

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (Inauspicious)
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 · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:27 – 07:53 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:53 – 09:19 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:19 – 10:46 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:46 – 12:12 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:12 – 13:38 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:38 – 15:05 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:05 – 16:31 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:31 – 17:57 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:57 – 19:31 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:31 – 21:05 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:05 – 22:38 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:38 – 00:12 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:12 – 01:46 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:46 – 03:19 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:19 – 04:53 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:53 – 06:27 (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 Year5158
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1883952.27
Julian Day2472417.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.6513°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)224.14°
🪷 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 (24.6513°), declination -9.71°, EoT -13.97 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: 2057-02-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)