पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · February 21, 2107 CE

🪷 आज: महा शिवरात्रि — Mahā Śivarātri
The greatest night of Lord Śiva; cosmic dance of dissolution.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 10.27 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga
उच्चैःश्रवसमश्वानां विद्धि माममृतोद्भवम्।

ऐरावतं गजेन्द्राणां नराणां च नराधिपम्।।10.27।।
"10.27 Know that among horses I am Pegasus, the heaven-born; among the lordly elephants I am the White one, and I am the Ruler among men." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 10.27's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2164 Vikrama
Śaka Saṁvat: 2029 Prabhava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1514
Malayalam Era: 1283
Nanakshahi: 638
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Varīyān
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya306.41°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
चन्द्र Candra285.27°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala312.22°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
बुध Budha279.06°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati13.30°MeṣaAśvinī P4
शुक्र Śukra267.40°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
शनि Śani258.00°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:29 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:55 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:12 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:19 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:16 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 25 Mins 55 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 34 Mins 05 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:58 – 05:44
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:32 – 06:29
Abhijit Muhūrta11:49 – 12:35
Vijaya Muhūrta14:07 – 14:52
Godhūli Muhūrta17:43 – 18:07
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:55 – 18:24
Amṛta Kāla17:40 – 19:25
Niśīta Muhūrta23:49 – 00:35

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:55 – 09:21
Yamaganda10:47 – 12:12
Gulika Kāla13:38 – 15:04
Varjyam06:58 – 07:16
Dur Muhūrta 09:09 – 09:32

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:29 – 07:55 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:55 – 09:21 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:21 – 10:47 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:47 – 12:12 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:12 – 13:38 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:38 – 15:04 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:04 – 16:30 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:30 – 17:55 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:55 – 19:30 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:30 – 21:04 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:04 – 22:38 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:38 – 00:12 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:12 – 01:47 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:47 – 03:21 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:21 – 04:55 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:55 – 06:29 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

12 steps · festival walk
Today is Mahā Śivarātri — its dedicated walk.
Śiva-stuti through Bhāgavata + Mahābhārata Anuśāsana.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5208
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1902211.27
Julian Day2490676.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)25.3496°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)338.06°
🪷 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 (25.3496°), declination -10.85°, EoT -14.19 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: 2107-02-21 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)