पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · January 18, 1914 CE

🪷 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: 1971 Prabhava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1836 Ānanda
Bengali Saṁvat: 1321
Malayalam Era: 1090
Nanakshahi: 445
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Saptamī (22/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya274.46°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
चन्द्र Candra171.65°KanyāHasta P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala78.67°MithunaĀrdrā P4
बुध Budha270.99°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati277.64°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
शुक्र Śukra269.72°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
शनि Śani49.97°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:46 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:31 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:08 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)23:25 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)11:09 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 45 Mins 28 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 14 Mins 32 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 Muhūrta17:19 – 17:43
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:31 – 17:58
Amṛta Kāla17:16 – 19:01
Niśīta Muhūrta23:47 – 00:30

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:11 – 17:31
Yamaganda12:08 – 13:29
Gulika Kāla14:50 – 16:11
Varjyam07:13 – 07:30
Dur Muhūrta 09:16 – 09:38

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg06:46 – 08:06 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala08:06 – 09:27 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:27 – 10:48 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:48 – 12:08 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:08 – 13:29 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:29 – 14:50 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:50 – 16:11 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:11 – 17:31 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha17:31 – 19:11 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:11 – 20:50 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:50 – 22:29 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:29 – 00:08 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:08 – 01:48 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:48 – 03:27 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:27 – 05:06 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha05:06 – 06:46 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5015
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1831685.27
Julian Day2420150.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.6523°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)255.48°
🪷 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 (22.6523°), declination -20.73°, EoT -10.35 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: 1914-01-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)