पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · February 5, 2078 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 7.27 · Chapter 7 · ज्ञानविज्ञानयोग · Jñāna-Vijñāna-Yoga
इच्छाद्वेषसमुत्थेन द्वन्द्वमोहेन भारत।

सर्वभूतानि संमोहं सर्गे यान्ति परन्तप।।7.27।।
"7.27 O brave Arjuna! Man lives in a fairy world, deceived by the glamour of opposite sensations, infatuated by desire and aversion." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 7.27's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2135 Virodhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 2000 Vilambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1485
Malayalam Era: 1254
Nanakshahi: 609
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Viśākhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya291.68°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
चन्द्र Candra200.73°TulāViśākhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala189.78°TulāSvātī P1
बुध Budha292.41°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati225.21°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
शुक्र Śukra247.23°DhanuMūla P3
शनि Śani261.67°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:39 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:45 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:12 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)00:38 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)11:39 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 05 Mins 58 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 54 Mins 02 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:11 – 05:55
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:44 – 06:39
Abhijit Muhūrta11:50 – 12:35
Vijaya Muhūrta14:03 – 14:48
Godhūli Muhūrta17:33 – 17:57
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:45 – 18:13
Amṛta Kāla17:30 – 19:15
Niśīta Muhūrta23:50 – 00:35

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:26 – 10:49
Yamaganda13:36 – 14:59
Gulika Kāla06:39 – 08:03
Varjyam07:07 – 07:25
Dur Muhūrta 09:15 – 09:37

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Maitra (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 · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:39 – 08:03 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:03 – 09:26 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:26 – 10:49 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:49 – 12:12 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:12 – 13:36 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:36 – 14:59 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:59 – 16:22 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:22 – 17:45 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:45 – 19:22 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:22 – 20:59 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:59 – 22:36 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:36 – 00:12 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:12 – 01:49 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:49 – 03:26 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:26 – 05:03 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:03 – 06:39 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)
-0562-04-11Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Viśākhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5179
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1891604.27
Julian Day2480069.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.9440°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)271.00°
🪷 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 (24.9440°), declination -15.85°, EoT -14.20 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: 2078-02-05 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)