पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · February 8, 2114 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 3.20 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
कर्मणैव हि संसिद्धिमास्थिता जनकादयः।

लोकसंग्रहमेवापि संपश्यन्कर्तुमर्हसि।।3.20।।
"3.20 King Janaka and others attained perfection through action alone. Even for the sake of enlightening the world, it is thy duty to act;" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.20's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2171 Sarvajit
Śaka Saṁvat: 2036 Bhāva
Bengali Saṁvat: 1521
Malayalam Era: 1290
Nanakshahi: 645
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Tṛtīyā (3/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Bhādrapadā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya293.47°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
चन्द्र Candra322.62°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala232.13°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
बुध Budha269.50°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati235.98°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
शुक्र Śukra306.14°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
शनि Śani330.31°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:38 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:47 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:13 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:16 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:03 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 08 Mins 49 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 51 Mins 11 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:09 – 05:54
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:42 – 06:38
Abhijit Muhūrta11:50 – 12:35
Vijaya Muhūrta14:04 – 14:49
Godhūli Muhūrta17:35 – 17:59
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:47 – 18:15
Amṛta Kāla17:32 – 19:17
Niśīta Muhūrta23:50 – 00:35

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:36 – 15:00
Yamaganda06:38 – 08:02
Gulika Kāla09:25 – 10:49
Varjyam07:06 – 07:24
Dur Muhūrta 09:14 – 09:36

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Mānasa (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 · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:38 – 08:02 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga08:02 – 09:25 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:25 – 10:49 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:49 – 12:13 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:13 – 13:36 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:36 – 15:00 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:00 – 16:23 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:23 – 17:47 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:47 – 19:23 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:23 – 21:00 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:00 – 22:36 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:36 – 00:13 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:13 – 01:49 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:49 – 03:25 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:25 – 05:02 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta05:02 – 06:38 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5215
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1904755.27
Julian Day2493220.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)25.4469°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)27.90°
🪷 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 (25.4469°), declination -15.15°, EoT -14.45 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: 2114-02-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)