पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · January 19, 1904 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: 1961 Piṅgala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1826 Krodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1311
Malayalam Era: 1080
Nanakshahi: 435
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya275.04°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
चन्द्र Candra290.07°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala308.34°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
बुध Budha272.73°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati329.81°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
शुक्र Śukra235.20°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
शनि Śani288.83°MakaraŚravaṇa P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:46 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:32 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:09 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:40 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:38 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 45 Mins 50 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 14 Mins 10 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:20 – 06:03
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:52 – 06:46
Abhijit Muhūrta11:47 – 12:30
Vijaya Muhūrta13:56 – 14:39
Godhūli Muhūrta17:20 – 17:44
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:32 – 17:59
Amṛta Kāla17:17 – 19:02
Niśīta Muhūrta23:47 – 00:30

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:50 – 16:11
Yamaganda09:27 – 10:48
Gulika Kāla12:09 – 13:29
Varjyam07:13 – 07:30
Dur Muhūrta 09:17 – 09:38

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (Inauspicious)
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 Roga06:46 – 08:07 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:07 – 09:27 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:27 – 10:48 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:48 – 12:09 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:09 – 13:29 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:29 – 14:50 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:50 – 16:11 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:11 – 17:32 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:32 – 19:11 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:11 – 20:50 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:50 – 22:29 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:29 – 00:09 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:09 – 01:48 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:48 – 03:27 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:27 – 05:07 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla05:07 – 06:46 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Maṅgala Walk (मङ्गल यात्रा)
7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5005
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1828033.27
Julian Day2416498.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.5126°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)17.16°
🪷 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 (22.5126°), declination -20.65°, EoT -10.66 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: 2026-05-14T10:57:29.548Z