पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · February 9, 2104 CE

Also observed today

पोङ्गल · Pongal / Thai PongalRegional

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 18.70 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga

अध्येष्यते च य इमं धर्म्यं संवादमावयोः।ज्ञानयज्ञेन तेनाहमिष्टः स्यामिति मे मतिः।।18.70।।

"18.70 He who will study this spiritual discourse of ours, I assure thee, he shall thereby worship Me at the altar of Wisdom." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 18.70's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2161 Īśvara

Śaka Saṁvat: 2026 Raktākṣī

Bengali Saṁvat: 1511

Malayalam Era: 1280

Nanakshahi: 635

Solar Month: Makara (Tai)

Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Caturdaśī (14/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Punarvasu Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)	Gara
वार (Vāra)	Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	294.04°	Makara	Dhaniṣṭhā P1
चन्द्र Candra	90.96°	Karka	Punarvasu P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	85.53°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P2
बुध Budha	291.98°	Makara	Śravaṇa P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	285.59°	Makara	Śravaṇa P2
शुक्र Śukra	268.95°	Dhanu	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P1
शनि Śani	225.62°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:38 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:47 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:13 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	15:56 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	05:25 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 09 Mins 22 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 50 Mins 38 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:09 – 05:53
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:42 – 06:38
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:50 – 12:35
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:04 – 14:49
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:35 – 17:59
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:47 – 18:15
Amṛta Kāla	17:32 – 19:17
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:50 – 00:35

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	09:25 – 10:49
Yamaganda	13:36 – 15:00
Gulika Kāla	06:38 – 08:02
Varjyam	07:06 – 07:24
Dur Muhūrta	09:14 – 09:36

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: South-West

Rāhu Vāsa: East

Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (Inauspicious)

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 · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla	06:38 – 08:02 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha	08:02 – 09:25 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga	09:25 – 10:49 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg	10:49 – 12:13 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala	12:13 – 13:36 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha	13:36 – 15:00 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta	15:00 – 16:24 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla	16:24 – 17:47 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha	17:47 – 19:24 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta	19:24 – 21:00 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla	21:00 – 22:36 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha	22:36 – 00:13 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga	00:13 – 01:49 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg	01:49 – 03:25 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala	03:25 – 05:02 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha	05:02 – 06:38 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śani Walk (शनि यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Caturdaśī + Punarvasu alignment also occurred on:

-1626101-04-03 — Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Punarvasu)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5205
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1901103.27
Julian Day	2489568.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	25.3073°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	157.28°

🪷 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 (25.3073°), declination -15.02°, EoT -14.50 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: 2104-02-09 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)