पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · January 16, 1909 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: 1966 Dundubhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1831 Saumya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1316
Malayalam Era: 1085
Nanakshahi: 440
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Navamī (24/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Svātī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śūla
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya272.71°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra197.15°TulāSvātī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala222.61°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
बुध Budha288.09°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati142.61°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
शुक्र Śukra248.78°DhanuMūla P3
शनि Śani343.37°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:46 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:30 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:08 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)01:31 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)12:40 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 43 Mins 59 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 16 Mins 01 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:20 – 06:03
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:52 – 06:46
Abhijit Muhūrta11:46 – 12:29
Vijaya Muhūrta13:55 – 14:38
Godhūli Muhūrta17:18 – 17:42
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:30 – 17:57
Amṛta Kāla17:15 – 19:00
Niśīta Muhūrta23:46 – 00:29

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:27 – 10:47
Yamaganda13:28 – 14:49
Gulika Kāla06:46 – 08:06
Varjyam07:13 – 07:30
Dur Muhūrta 09:16 – 09:38

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:46 – 08:06 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:06 – 09:27 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:27 – 10:47 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:47 – 12:08 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:08 – 13:28 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:28 – 14:49 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:49 – 16:09 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:09 – 17:30 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:30 – 19:09 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:09 – 20:49 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:49 – 22:28 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:28 – 00:08 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:08 – 01:47 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:47 – 03:27 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:27 – 05:06 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:06 – 06:46 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śani Walk (शनि यात्रा)
7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5010
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1829857.27
Julian Day2418322.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.5824°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)286.61°
🪷 Provenance & Methodology
Substrate: Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta
Method: Sūrya Siddhānta + Bhāskara-II iterative manda + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) evection + variation + annual equation
Tier-2 city localization: spherical astronomy + Lahiri ayanamsa (22.5824°), declination -21.08°, EoT -9.69 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 for: 1909-01-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)