पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · January 13, 1897 CE

🪷 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: 1954 Sādhāraṇa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1819 Hemalambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1304
Malayalam Era: 1073
Nanakshahi: 428
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Daśamī (10/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Bharaṇī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śubha
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya270.76°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra23.89°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala50.71°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
बुध Budha288.84°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati137.80°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
शुक्र Śukra316.05°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
शनि Śani216.87°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:46 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:28 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:07 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)13:04 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:15 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 42 Mins 22 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 17 Mins 38 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:20 – 06:03
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:52 – 06:46
Abhijit Muhūrta11:45 – 12:28
Vijaya Muhūrta13:54 – 14:37
Godhūli Muhūrta17:16 – 17:40
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:28 – 17:55
Amṛta Kāla17:13 – 18:58
Niśīta Muhūrta23:45 – 00:28

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:07 – 13:27
Yamaganda08:06 – 09:26
Gulika Kāla10:46 – 12:07
Varjyam07:12 – 07:29
Dur Muhūrta 09:15 – 09:37

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
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):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:46 – 08:06 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:06 – 09:26 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:26 – 10:46 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:46 – 12:07 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:07 – 13:27 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:27 – 14:47 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:47 – 16:08 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:08 – 17:28 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:28 – 19:08 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:08 – 20:47 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:47 – 22:27 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:27 – 00:07 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:07 – 01:46 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:46 – 03:26 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:26 – 05:06 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:06 – 06:46 (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 Year4998
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1825472.27
Julian Day2413937.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.4147°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)112.53°
🪷 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 (22.4147°), declination -21.45°, EoT -8.64 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: 1897-01-13 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)