पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · February 21, 2062 CE

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

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.40 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
नेहाभिक्रमनाशोऽस्ति प्रत्यवायो न विद्यते।

स्वल्पमप्यस्य धर्मस्य त्रायते महतो भयात्।।2.40।।
"2.40 On this Path, endeavour is never wasted, nor can it ever be repressed. Even a very little of its practice protects one from great danger." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.40's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2119 Manmatha
Śaka Saṁvat: 1984 Citrabhānu
Bengali Saṁvat: 1469
Malayalam Era: 1238
Nanakshahi: 593
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Puṣya Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya307.96°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
चन्द्र Candra92.89°KarkaPunarvasu P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala333.00°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
बुध Budha284.65°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati95.01°KarkaPuṣya P1
शुक्र Śukra261.35°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
शनि Śani59.32°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:29 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:56 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:12 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)15:08 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)04:36 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 27 Mins 13 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 32 Mins 47 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:57 – 05:43
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:31 – 06:29
Abhijit Muhūrta11:49 – 12:35
Vijaya Muhūrta14:07 – 14:53
Godhūli Muhūrta17:44 – 18:08
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:56 – 18:25
Amṛta Kāla17:41 – 19:26
Niśīta Muhūrta23:49 – 00:35

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:04 – 16:30
Yamaganda09:20 – 10:46
Gulika Kāla12:12 – 13:38
Varjyam06:57 – 07:16
Dur Muhūrta 09:09 – 09:32

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Utpāta (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 · 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 Roga06:29 – 07:55 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:55 – 09:20 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:20 – 10:46 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:46 – 12:12 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:12 – 13:38 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:38 – 15:04 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:04 – 16:30 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:30 – 17:56 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:56 – 19:30 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:30 – 21:04 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:04 – 22:38 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:38 – 00:12 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:12 – 01:46 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:46 – 03:20 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:20 – 04:55 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:55 – 06:29 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5163
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1885776.27
Julian Day2474241.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.7211°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)146.95°
🪷 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 (24.7211°), declination -10.52°, EoT -14.19 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: 2062-02-21 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)