पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · January 22, 1900 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: 1957 Pramādī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1822 Śārvarī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1307
Malayalam Era: 1076
Nanakshahi: 431
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī (21/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya279.13°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
चन्द्र Candra167.38°KanyāHasta P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala279.11°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
बुध Budha268.35°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati223.86°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
शुक्र Śukra311.37°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
शनि Śani248.76°DhanuMūla P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:45 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:34 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:10 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)22:47 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)10:38 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 49 Mins 29 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 10 Mins 31 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:18 – 06:02
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:51 – 06:45
Abhijit Muhūrta11:48 – 12:31
Vijaya Muhūrta13:58 – 14:41
Godhūli Muhūrta17:22 – 17:46
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:34 – 18:01
Amṛta Kāla17:19 – 19:04
Niśīta Muhūrta23:48 – 00:31

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:06 – 09:27
Yamaganda10:48 – 12:10
Gulika Kāla13:31 – 14:52
Varjyam07:12 – 07:29
Dur Muhūrta 09:16 – 09:38

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (Inauspicious)
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):
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 · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:45 – 08:06 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:06 – 09:27 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:27 – 10:48 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:48 – 12:10 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:10 – 13:31 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:31 – 14:52 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:52 – 16:13 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:13 – 17:34 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:34 – 19:13 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:13 – 20:52 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:52 – 22:31 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:31 – 00:10 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:10 – 01:48 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:48 – 03:27 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:27 – 05:06 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:06 – 06:45 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Candra Walk (चन्द्र यात्रा)
5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5001
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1826576.27
Julian Day2415041.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.4569°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)251.79°
🪷 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 (22.4569°), declination -19.80°, EoT -11.54 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: 2026-05-14T08:57:11.333Z