पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · January 13, 1899 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 Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 1956 Paridhāvi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1821 Vikāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1306
Malayalam Era: 1075
Nanakshahi: 430
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya270.23°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra285.80°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala100.03°KarkaPuṣya P3
बुध Budha247.97°DhanuMūla P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati196.23°TulāSvātī P3
शुक्र Śukra228.95°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
शनि Śani237.64°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4

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)07:42 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:36 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 42 Mins 00 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 18 Mins 00 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 – 17:54
Amṛta Kāla17:13 – 18:58
Niśīta Muhūrta23:45 – 00:28

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:46 – 12:07
Yamaganda14:47 – 16:07
Gulika Kāla08:06 – 09:26
Varjyam07:12 – 07:30
Dur Muhūrta 09:16 – 09:37

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:46 – 08:06 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:06 – 09:26 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:26 – 10:46 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:46 – 12:07 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:07 – 13:27 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:27 – 14:47 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:47 – 16:07 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:07 – 17:28 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:28 – 19:07 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:07 – 20:47 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:47 – 22:27 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:27 – 00:07 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:07 – 01:46 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:46 – 03:26 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:26 – 05:06 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:06 – 06:46 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śukra Walk (शुक्र यात्रा)
5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5000
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1826202.27
Julian Day2414667.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.4426°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)14.38°
🪷 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 (22.4426°), declination -21.53°, 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: 2026-05-14T09:25:11.856Z