पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · January 13, 1898 CE

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🪷 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 Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 1955 Virodhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1820 Vilambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1305
Malayalam Era: 1074
Nanakshahi: 429
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī (21/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Phalgunī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya270.49°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra148.12°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala257.18°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
बुध Budha258.16°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati168.43°KanyāHasta P3
शुक्र Śukra263.77°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
शनि Śani227.36°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:46 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:28 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:07 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)21:48 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)10:07 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 42 Mins 11 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 17 Mins 49 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 Kāla13:27 – 14:47
Yamaganda06:46 – 08:06
Gulika Kāla09:26 – 10:46
Varjyam07:12 – 07:30
Dur Muhūrta 09:15 – 09:37

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhātṛ (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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:46 – 08:06 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga08:06 – 09:26 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:26 – 10:46 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:46 – 12:07 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:07 – 13:27 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:27 – 14:47 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:47 – 16:08 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:08 – 17:28 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:28 – 19:08 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:08 – 20:47 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:47 – 22:27 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:27 – 00:07 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:07 – 01:46 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:46 – 03:26 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:26 – 05:06 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta05:06 – 06:46 (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 Time

Kali Year4999
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1825837.27
Julian Day2414302.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.4286°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)240.20°
🪷 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 (22.4286°), declination -21.49°, 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 at: 2026-05-14T08:43:31.907Z