पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · January 23, 1908 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: 1965 Durmati
Śaka Saṁvat: 1830 Kīlaka
Bengali Saṁvat: 1315
Malayalam Era: 1084
Nanakshahi: 439
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Pañcamī (20/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Phalgunī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya279.08°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
चन्द्र Candra147.71°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala347.04°MīnaRevatī P1
बुध Budha286.13°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati108.04°KarkaAśleṣā P1
शुक्र Śukra311.75°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
शनि Śani332.23°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:45 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:35 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:10 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)21:15 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:34 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 49 Mins 32 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 10 Mins 28 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:19 – 06:02
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:51 – 06:45
Abhijit Muhūrta11:48 – 12:32
Vijaya Muhūrta13:58 – 14:41
Godhūli Muhūrta17:23 – 17:47
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:35 – 18:02
Amṛta Kāla17:20 – 19:05
Niśīta Muhūrta23:48 – 00:32

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:31 – 14:52
Yamaganda06:45 – 08:06
Gulika Kāla09:28 – 10:49
Varjyam07:12 – 07:30
Dur Muhūrta 09:17 – 09:38

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhātṛ (Auspicious)
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):
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 Śubha06:45 – 08:06 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga08:06 – 09:28 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:28 – 10:49 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:49 – 12:10 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:10 – 13:31 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:31 – 14:52 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:52 – 16:13 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:13 – 17:35 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:35 – 19:13 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:13 – 20:52 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:52 – 22:31 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:31 – 00:10 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:10 – 01:49 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:49 – 03:28 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:28 – 05:06 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta05:06 – 06:45 (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 Year5009
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1829498.27
Julian Day2417963.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.5686°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)232.32°
🪷 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 (22.5686°), declination -19.79°, EoT -11.81 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: 2026-05-14T09:46:07.072Z