पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · February 18, 2086 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 11.24 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
नभःस्पृशं दीप्तमनेकवर्णं

व्यात्ताननं दीप्तविशालनेत्रम्।

दृष्ट्वा हि त्वां प्रव्यथितान्तरात्मा

धृतिं न विन्दामि शमं च विष्णो।।11.24।।
"11.24 When I see Thee, touching the Heavens, glowing with colour, with open mouth and wide open fiery eyes, I am terrified. O My Lord! My courage and peace of mind desert me." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.24's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2143 Siddhārthī
Śaka Saṁvat: 2008 Parābhava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1493
Malayalam Era: 1262
Nanakshahi: 617
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pañcamī (5/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Revatī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śubha
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya304.78°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
चन्द्र Candra2.28°MeṣaAśvinī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala269.35°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
बुध Budha311.14°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati104.98°KarkaPuṣya P4
शुक्र Śukra257.27°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
शनि Śani348.42°MīnaRevatī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:31 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:54 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:13 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:40 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:25 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 23 Mins 15 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 36 Mins 45 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:00 – 05:45
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:34 – 06:31
Abhijit Muhūrta11:50 – 12:35
Vijaya Muhūrta14:06 – 14:52
Godhūli Muhūrta17:42 – 18:06
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:54 – 18:23
Amṛta Kāla17:39 – 19:24
Niśīta Muhūrta23:50 – 00:35

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:56 – 09:22
Yamaganda10:47 – 12:13
Gulika Kāla13:38 – 15:03
Varjyam06:59 – 07:18
Dur Muhūrta 09:10 – 09:33

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (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):
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 · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:31 – 07:56 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:56 – 09:22 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:22 – 10:47 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:47 – 12:13 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:13 – 13:38 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:38 – 15:03 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:03 – 16:29 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:29 – 17:54 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:54 – 19:29 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:29 – 21:03 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:03 – 22:38 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:38 – 00:13 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:13 – 01:47 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:47 – 03:22 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:22 – 04:56 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:56 – 06:31 (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 Year5187
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1894539.27
Julian Day2483004.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)25.0562°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)54.03°
🪷 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 (25.0562°), declination -11.53°, EoT -14.43 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: 2086-02-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)