पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · February 17, 2078 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 8.9 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga
कविं पुराणमनुशासितार

मणोरणीयांसमनुस्मरेद्यः।

सर्वस्य धातारमचिन्त्यरूप

मादित्यवर्णं तमसः परस्तात्।।8.9।।
"8.9 Whoso meditates on the Omniscient, the Ancient, more minute than the atom, yet the Ruler and Upholder of all, Unimaginable, Brilliant like the Sun, Beyond the reach of darkness;" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 8.9's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2135 Virodhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 2000 Vilambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1485
Malayalam Era: 1254
Nanakshahi: 609
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pañcamī (5/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Aśvinī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śubha
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya303.82°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
चन्द्र Candra4.52°MeṣaAśvinī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala193.86°TulāSvātī P3
बुध Budha314.02°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati226.83°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
शुक्र Śukra256.84°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
शनि Śani262.92°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:32 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:53 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:13 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:51 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:40 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 21 Mins 47 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 38 Mins 13 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:01 – 05:46
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:35 – 06:32
Abhijit Muhūrta11:50 – 12:35
Vijaya Muhūrta14:06 – 14:52
Godhūli Muhūrta17:41 – 18:05
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:53 – 18:22
Amṛta Kāla17:38 – 19:23
Niśīta Muhūrta23:50 – 00:35

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:38 – 15:03
Yamaganda06:32 – 07:57
Gulika Kāla09:22 – 10:47
Varjyam07:00 – 07:18
Dur Muhūrta 09:11 – 09:34

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:32 – 07:57 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:57 – 09:22 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:22 – 10:47 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:47 – 12:13 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:13 – 13:38 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:38 – 15:03 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:03 – 16:28 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:28 – 17:53 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:53 – 19:28 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:28 – 21:03 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:03 – 22:38 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:38 – 00:13 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:13 – 01:47 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:47 – 03:22 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:22 – 04:57 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:57 – 06:32 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Pañcamī + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:
-3101-02-18Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5179
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1891616.27
Julian Day2480081.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.9444°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)57.82°
🪷 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 (24.9444°), declination -11.90°, EoT -14.49 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: 2078-02-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)