पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · February 7, 2108 CE

🪷 आज: मकर सङ्क्रान्ति — Makara Saṅkrānti (Uttarāyaṇa)
Sun enters Capricorn; Uttarāyaṇa (north-going) begins. Bhīṣma's chosen mahaprasthāna time.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.2 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
श्री भगवानुवाच

कुतस्त्वा कश्मलमिदं विषमे समुपस्थितम्।

अनार्यजुष्टमस्वर्ग्यमकीर्तिकरमर्जुन।।2.2।।
"2.2 "The Lord said: My beloved friend! Why yield, just on the eve of battle, to this weakness which does no credit to those who call themselves Aryans, and only brings them infamy and bars against them the gates of heaven?" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.2's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2165 Vṛṣa
Śaka Saṁvat: 2030 Vibhava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1515
Malayalam Era: 1284
Nanakshahi: 639
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Jyeṣṭhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya291.99°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
चन्द्र Candra236.82°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala169.08°KanyāHasta P3
बुध Budha264.97°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati44.60°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
शुक्र Śukra335.74°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
शनि Śani266.78°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:39 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:46 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:12 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)03:16 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)13:48 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 06 Mins 52 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 53 Mins 08 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:10 – 05:55
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:43 – 06:39
Abhijit Muhūrta11:50 – 12:35
Vijaya Muhūrta14:04 – 14:48
Godhūli Muhūrta17:34 – 17:58
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:46 – 18:14
Amṛta Kāla17:31 – 19:16
Niśīta Muhūrta23:50 – 00:35

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:59 – 16:23
Yamaganda09:26 – 10:49
Gulika Kāla12:12 – 13:36
Varjyam07:07 – 07:25
Dur Muhūrta 09:15 – 09:37

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (Auspicious)
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 · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:39 – 08:02 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:02 – 09:26 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:26 – 10:49 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:49 – 12:12 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:12 – 13:36 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:36 – 14:59 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:59 – 16:23 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:23 – 17:46 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:46 – 19:23 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:23 – 20:59 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:59 – 22:36 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:36 – 00:12 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:12 – 01:49 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:49 – 03:26 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:26 – 05:02 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla05:02 – 06:39 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī + Jyeṣṭhā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Jyeṣṭhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5209
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1902562.27
Julian Day2491027.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)25.3631°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)302.87°
🪷 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 (25.3631°), declination -15.63°, EoT -14.38 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: 2108-02-07 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)