पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · February 22, 2097 CE

🪷 आज: आमलकी एकादशी — Āmalakī Ekādaśī
Worship of Āmalakī (Indian gooseberry, sacred to Viṣṇu).

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 6.21 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
सुखमात्यन्तिकं यत्तद्बुद्धिग्राह्यमतीन्द्रियम्।

वेत्ति यत्र न चैवायं स्थितश्चलति तत्त्वतः।।6.21।।
"6.21 When he enjoys the Bliss which passes sense, and which only the Pure Intellect can grasp, when he comes to rest within his own highest Self, never again will he stray from reality." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.21's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2154 Pramoda
Śaka Saṁvat: 2019 Piṅgala
Bengali Saṁvat: 1504
Malayalam Era: 1273
Nanakshahi: 628
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Ārdrā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya308.99°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
चन्द्र Candra72.41°MithunaĀrdrā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala231.40°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
बुध Budha312.66°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati73.60°MithunaĀrdrā P3
शुक्र Śukra319.51°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
शनि Śani139.73°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:28 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:57 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:12 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)13:36 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:16 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 29 Mins 21 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 30 Mins 39 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:56 – 05:42
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:30 – 06:28
Abhijit Muhūrta11:49 – 12:35
Vijaya Muhūrta14:07 – 14:53
Godhūli Muhūrta17:45 – 18:09
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:57 – 18:26
Amṛta Kāla17:42 – 19:27
Niśīta Muhūrta23:49 – 00:35

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:46 – 12:12
Yamaganda15:05 – 16:31
Gulika Kāla07:54 – 09:20
Varjyam06:56 – 07:15
Dur Muhūrta 09:08 – 09:31

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (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 · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:28 – 07:54 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:54 – 09:20 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:20 – 10:46 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:46 – 12:12 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:12 – 13:38 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:38 – 15:05 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:05 – 16:31 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:31 – 17:57 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:57 – 19:31 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:31 – 21:05 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:05 – 22:38 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:38 – 00:12 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:12 – 01:46 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:46 – 03:20 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:20 – 04:54 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:54 – 06:28 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5198
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1898561.27
Julian Day2487026.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)25.2100°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)125.00°
🪷 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 (25.2100°), declination -9.97°, EoT -14.08 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: 2097-02-22 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)