पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · February 28, 2108 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.23 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
नैनं छिन्दन्ति शस्त्राणि नैनं दहति पावकः।

न चैनं क्लेदयन्त्यापो न शोषयति मारुतः।।2.23।।
"2.23 Weapons cleave It not, fire burns It not, water drenches It not, and wind dries It not." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.23's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā (17/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Phalgunī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya313.20°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
चन्द्र Candra149.00°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala169.26°KanyāHasta P3
बुध Budha291.35°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati45.42°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
शुक्र Śukra358.19°MīnaRevatī P4
शनि Śani268.99°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:24 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:59 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:11 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)19:08 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)07:21 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 35 Mins 35 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 24 Mins 25 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:51 – 05:37
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:26 – 06:24
Abhijit Muhūrta11:48 – 12:35
Vijaya Muhūrta14:07 – 14:54
Godhūli Muhūrta17:47 – 18:11
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:59 – 18:28
Amṛta Kāla17:44 – 19:29
Niśīta Muhūrta23:48 – 00:35

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:05 – 16:32
Yamaganda09:17 – 10:44
Gulika Kāla12:11 – 13:38
Varjyam06:53 – 07:11
Dur Muhūrta 09:06 – 09:29

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Śubha (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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:24 – 07:50 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:50 – 09:17 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:17 – 10:44 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:44 – 12:11 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:11 – 13:38 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:38 – 15:05 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:05 – 16:32 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:32 – 17:59 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:59 – 19:32 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:32 – 21:05 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:05 – 22:38 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:38 – 00:11 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:11 – 01:44 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:44 – 03:17 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:17 – 04:50 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:50 – 06:24 (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 Year5209
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1902583.27
Julian Day2491048.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)25.3639°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)194.13°
🪷 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 (25.3639°), declination -8.36°, EoT -13.22 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: 2108-02-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)