पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · February 22, 2108 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.17 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
अविनाशि तु तद्विद्धि येन सर्वमिदं ततम्।

विनाशमव्ययस्यास्य न कश्चित् कर्तुमर्हति।।2.17।।
"2.17 The Spirit, which pervades all that we see, is imperishable. Nothing can destroy the Spirit." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.17's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2165 Vṛṣa
Śaka Saṁvat: 2030 Vibhava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1515
Malayalam Era: 1284
Nanakshahi: 639
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Daśamī (10/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya307.16°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
चन्द्र Candra60.37°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala169.76°KanyāHasta P3
बुध Budha282.69°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati45.04°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
शुक्र Śukra352.02°MīnaRevatī P2
शनि Śani268.39°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:29 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:56 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:12 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:55 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:35 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 26 Mins 59 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 33 Mins 01 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:57 – 05:43
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:31 – 06:29
Abhijit Muhūrta11:49 – 12:35
Vijaya Muhūrta14:07 – 14:52
Godhūli Muhūrta17:44 – 18:08
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:56 – 18:24
Amṛta Kāla17:41 – 19:26
Niśīta Muhūrta23:49 – 00:35

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:12 – 13:38
Yamaganda07:55 – 09:20
Gulika Kāla10:46 – 12:12
Varjyam06:57 – 07:16
Dur Muhūrta 09:09 – 09:32

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:29 – 07:55 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:55 – 09:20 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:20 – 10:46 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:46 – 12:12 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:12 – 13:38 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:38 – 15:04 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:04 – 16:30 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:30 – 17:56 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:56 – 19:30 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:30 – 21:04 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:04 – 22:38 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:38 – 00:12 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:12 – 01:46 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:46 – 03:20 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:20 – 04:55 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:55 – 06:29 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5209
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1902577.27
Julian Day2491042.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)25.3636°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)116.20°
🪷 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 (25.3636°), declination -10.58°, 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: 2108-02-22 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)