पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · February 23, 2106 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.36 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
निहत्य धार्तराष्ट्रान्नः का प्रीतिः स्याज्जनार्दन।

पापमेवाश्रयेदस्मान्हत्वैतानाततायिनः।।1.36।।
"1.36 My Lord! What happiness can come from the death of these sons of Dhritarashtra? We shall sin if we kill these desperate men." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.36's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2163 Pramāthi
Śaka Saṁvat: 2028 Akṣaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1513
Malayalam Era: 1282
Nanakshahi: 637
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Pañcamī (20/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Svātī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya308.68°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
चन्द्र Candra187.83°TulāSvātī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala126.61°SiṃhaMaghā P2
बुध Budha297.26°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati344.11°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
शुक्र Śukra324.43°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
शनि Śani247.79°DhanuMūla P3

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)22:30 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:47 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 29 Mins 05 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 30 Mins 55 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 – 18:25
Amṛta Kāla17:42 – 19:27
Niśīta Muhūrta23:49 – 00:35

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:04 – 16:30
Yamaganda09:20 – 10:46
Gulika Kāla12:12 – 13:38
Varjyam06:56 – 07:15
Dur Muhūrta 09:08 – 09:31

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Gada (Inauspicious)
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 · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:28 – 07:54 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:54 – 09:20 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:20 – 10:46 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:46 – 12:12 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:12 – 13:38 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:38 – 15:04 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:04 – 16:30 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:30 – 17:57 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:57 – 19:30 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:30 – 21:04 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:04 – 22:38 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:38 – 00:12 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:12 – 01:46 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:46 – 03:20 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:20 – 04:54 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:54 – 06:28 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5207
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1901848.27
Julian Day2490313.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)25.3358°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)239.28°
🪷 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 (25.3358°), declination -10.04°, EoT -13.97 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: 2106-02-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)