पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · February 6, 2116 CE

Also observed today

पोङ्गल · Pongal / Thai PongalRegional

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 4.4 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga

अर्जुन उवाच

अपरं भवतो जन्म परं जन्म विवस्वतः।

कथमेतद्विजानीयां त्वमादौ प्रोक्तवानिति।।4.4।।

"4.4 Arjuna asked: My Lord! Viwaswana was born before Thee; how then canst Thou have revealed it to him?" — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 4.4's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2173 Virodhi

Śaka Saṁvat: 2038 Dhātṛ

Bengali Saṁvat: 1523

Malayalam Era: 1292

Nanakshahi: 647

Solar Month: Makara (Tai)

Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Viśākhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)	Kaulava
वार (Vāra)	Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	290.92°	Makara	Śravaṇa P4
चन्द्र Candra	206.04°	Tulā	Viśākhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	246.44°	Dhanu	Mūla P2
बुध Budha	272.56°	Makara	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	287.64°	Makara	Śravaṇa P3
शुक्र Śukra	334.74°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P1
शनि Śani	353.47°	Mīna	Revatī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:40 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:45 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:12 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	01:06 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	12:00 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 05 Mins 41 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 54 Mins 19 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:11 – 05:55
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:44 – 06:40
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:50 – 12:35
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:03 – 14:48
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:33 – 17:57
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:45 – 18:13
Amṛta Kāla	17:30 – 19:15
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:50 – 00:35

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	13:36 – 14:59
Yamaganda	06:40 – 08:03
Gulika Kāla	09:26 – 10:49
Varjyam	07:07 – 07:25
Dur Muhūrta	09:15 – 09:37

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)

Candra Vāsa: North

Rāhu Vāsa: North-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Prajāpati (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 · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha	06:40 – 08:03 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga	08:03 – 09:26 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg	09:26 – 10:49 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala	10:49 – 12:12 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha	12:12 – 13:36 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta	13:36 – 14:59 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla	14:59 – 16:22 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha	16:22 – 17:45 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta	17:45 – 19:22 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla	19:22 – 20:59 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha	20:59 – 22:36 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga	22:36 – 00:12 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg	00:12 – 01:49 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala	01:49 – 03:26 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha	03:26 – 05:03 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta	05:03 – 06:40 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Bṛhaspati Walk (गुरु यात्रा)

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:

-3226-07-09 — Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)

-0562-04-11 — Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Viśākhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5217
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1905483.27
Julian Day	2493948.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	25.4748°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	271.97°

🪷 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 (25.4748°), declination -15.92°, 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: 2116-02-06 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)