पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · March 2, 2072 CE

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

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 6.11 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
शुचौ देशे प्रतिष्ठाप्य स्थिरमासनमात्मनः।

नात्युच्छ्रितं नातिनीचं चैलाजिनकुशोत्तरम्।।6.11।।
"6.11 Having chosen a holy place, let him sit in a firm posture on a seat, neither too high nor too low, and covered with a grass mat, a deer skin and a cloth." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.11's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2129 Viśvāvasu
Śaka Saṁvat: 1994 Nandana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1479
Malayalam Era: 1248
Nanakshahi: 603
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Puṣya Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya317.45°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
चन्द्र Candra100.82°KarkaPuṣya P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala76.64°MithunaĀrdrā P3
बुध Budha326.88°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati32.97°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
शुक्र Śukra295.83°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
शनि Śani197.97°TulāSvātī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:20 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:01 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:11 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)15:04 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)04:24 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 41 Mins 01 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 18 Mins 59 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:47 – 05:34
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:22 – 06:20
Abhijit Muhūrta11:48 – 12:34
Vijaya Muhūrta14:08 – 14:55
Godhūli Muhūrta17:49 – 18:13
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:01 – 18:31
Amṛta Kāla17:46 – 19:31
Niśīta Muhūrta23:48 – 00:34

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:11 – 13:39
Yamaganda07:48 – 09:16
Gulika Kāla10:43 – 12:11
Varjyam06:50 – 07:08
Dur Muhūrta 09:04 – 09:27

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Śubha (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 Labha06:20 – 07:48 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:48 – 09:16 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:16 – 10:43 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:43 – 12:11 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:11 – 13:39 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:39 – 15:06 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:06 – 16:34 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:34 – 18:01 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:01 – 19:34 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:34 – 21:06 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:06 – 22:39 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:39 – 00:11 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:11 – 01:43 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:43 – 03:16 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:16 – 04:48 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:48 – 06:20 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5173
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1889438.27
Julian Day2477903.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.8611°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)145.37°
🪷 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 (24.8611°), declination -6.94°, EoT -12.85 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: 2072-03-02 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)