पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · February 8, 2077 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 18.23 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
नियतं सङ्गरहितमरागद्वेषतः कृतम्।अफलप्रेप्सुना कर्म यत्तत्सात्त्विकमुच्यते।।18.23।।
"18.23 An obligatory action done by one who is disinterested, who neither likes nor dislikes it, and gives no thought to the consequences that follow, such an action is Pure." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.23's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2134 Sādhāraṇa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1999 Hemalambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1484
Malayalam Era: 1253
Nanakshahi: 608
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Pratipada (16/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Āśleṣā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya294.98°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
चन्द्र Candra115.73°KarkaAśleṣā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala316.42°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
बुध Budha284.66°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati198.02°TulāSvātī P4
शुक्र Śukra286.82°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
शनि Śani251.80°DhanuMūla P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:38 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:48 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:13 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)17:45 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)06:47 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 10 Mins 04 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 49 Mins 56 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:08 – 05:53
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:42 – 06:38
Abhijit Muhūrta11:50 – 12:35
Vijaya Muhūrta14:04 – 14:49
Godhūli Muhūrta17:36 – 18:00
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:48 – 18:16
Amṛta Kāla17:33 – 19:18
Niśīta Muhūrta23:50 – 00:35

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:01 – 09:25
Yamaganda10:49 – 12:13
Gulika Kāla13:36 – 15:00
Varjyam07:05 – 07:23
Dur Muhūrta 09:14 – 09:36

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mānasa (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):
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 · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:38 – 08:01 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:01 – 09:25 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:25 – 10:49 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:49 – 12:13 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:13 – 13:36 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:36 – 15:00 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:00 – 16:24 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:24 – 17:48 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:48 – 19:24 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:24 – 21:00 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:00 – 22:36 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:36 – 00:13 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:13 – 01:49 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:49 – 03:25 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:25 – 05:01 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:01 – 06:38 (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 Time

Kali Year5178
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1891242.27
Julian Day2479707.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.9301°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)182.32°
🪷 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 (24.9301°), declination -14.84°, EoT -14.45 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: 2077-02-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)