पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · February 6, 2111 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 11.29 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
यथा प्रदीप्तं ज्वलनं पतङ्गा

विशन्ति नाशाय समृद्धवेगाः।

तथैव नाशाय विशन्ति लोका

स्तवापि वक्त्राणि समृद्धवेगाः।।11.29।।
"11.29 As moths fly impetuously to the flame only to be killed, so these men rush into Thy mouths to court their own destruction." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.29's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2168 Tāraṇa
Śaka Saṁvat: 2033 Prajāpati
Bengali Saṁvat: 1518
Malayalam Era: 1287
Nanakshahi: 642
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya291.21°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
चन्द्र Candra256.71°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala333.34°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
बुध Budha292.88°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati149.69°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
शुक्र Śukra321.07°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
शनि Śani297.54°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:39 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:45 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:12 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:38 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:11 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 05 Mins 57 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 54 Mins 03 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:11 – 05:55
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:44 – 06:39
Abhijit Muhūrta11:50 – 12:35
Vijaya Muhūrta14:03 – 14:48
Godhūli Muhūrta17:33 – 17:57
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:45 – 18:13
Amṛta Kāla17:30 – 19:15
Niśīta Muhūrta23:50 – 00:35

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:49 – 12:12
Yamaganda14:59 – 16:22
Gulika Kāla08:03 – 09:26
Varjyam07:07 – 07:25
Dur Muhūrta 09:15 – 09:37

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Maitra (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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:39 – 08:03 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:03 – 09:26 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:26 – 10:49 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:49 – 12:12 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:12 – 13:36 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:36 – 14:59 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:59 – 16:22 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:22 – 17:45 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:45 – 19:22 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:22 – 20:59 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:59 – 22:36 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:36 – 00:12 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:12 – 01:49 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:49 – 03:26 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:26 – 05:03 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:03 – 06:39 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5212
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1903657.27
Julian Day2492122.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)25.4049°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)327.52°
🪷 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 (25.4049°), declination -15.86°, EoT -14.30 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: 2111-02-06 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)