पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · December 22, 1626045 BCE

🪷 आज: मकर सङ्क्रान्ति — Makara Saṅkrānti (Uttarāyaṇa)
Sun enters Capricorn; Uttarāyaṇa (north-going) begins. Bhīṣma's chosen mahaprasthāna time.

Also observed today

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: -1625987
Śaka Saṁvat: -1626122
Bengali Saṁvat: -1626637
Malayalam Era: -1626868
Nanakshahi: -1627513
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Saptamī (7/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Revatī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya270.82°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra348.13°MīnaRevatī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala199.79°TulāSvātī P4
बुध Budha284.06°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati262.55°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
शुक्र Śukra251.04°DhanuMūla P4
शनि Śani185.45°TulāCitrā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:29 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:25 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:57 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)11:39 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:34 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 56 Mins 11 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 03 Mins 49 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:02 – 05:45
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:34 – 06:29
Abhijit Muhūrta11:35 – 12:19
Vijaya Muhūrta13:47 – 14:30
Godhūli Muhūrta17:13 – 17:37
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:25 – 17:53
Amṛta Kāla17:10 – 18:55
Niśīta Muhūrta23:35 – 00:19

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:57 – 13:19
Yamaganda07:51 – 09:13
Gulika Kāla10:35 – 11:57
Varjyam06:56 – 07:14
Dur Muhūrta 09:02 – 09:24

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: undefined (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 · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:29 – 07:51 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:51 – 09:13 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:13 – 10:35 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:35 – 11:57 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:57 – 13:19 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:19 – 14:41 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:41 – 16:03 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:03 – 17:25 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:25 – 19:03 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:03 – 20:41 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:41 – 22:19 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:19 – 23:57 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:57 – 01:35 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:35 – 03:13 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:13 – 04:51 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:51 – 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 Year-1622903
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)-592779622.73
Julian Day-592191157.229167
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)-22719.0031°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)77.31°
🪷 Provenance & Methodology
Engine: Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrate
Method: Sūrya Siddhānta + Bhāskara-II iterative manda + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) evection + variation + annual equation
Tier-2 city localization: spherical astronomy + Lahiri ayanamsa (-22719.0031°), declination -18.22°, EoT 0.91 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: -1626044-12-22 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)