पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · February 8, 1915 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: 1972 Vibhava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1837 Rākṣasa
Bengali Saṁvat: 1322
Malayalam Era: 1091
Nanakshahi: 446
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Navamī (24/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Anurādhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya295.53°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
चन्द्र Candra216.37°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala285.38°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
बुध Budha314.77°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati309.20°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
शुक्र Śukra249.83°DhanuMūla P3
शनि Śani63.76°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:39 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:47 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:13 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)01:33 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)12:19 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 07 Mins 55 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 52 Mins 05 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:10 – 05:54
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:43 – 06:39
Abhijit Muhūrta11:50 – 12:35
Vijaya Muhūrta14:04 – 14:48
Godhūli Muhūrta17:35 – 17:59
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:47 – 18:14
Amṛta Kāla17:32 – 19:17
Niśīta Muhūrta23:50 – 00:35

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:02 – 09:26
Yamaganda10:49 – 12:13
Gulika Kāla13:36 – 15:00
Varjyam07:06 – 07:24
Dur Muhūrta 09:14 – 09:37

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Amṛta (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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:39 – 08:02 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:02 – 09:26 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:26 – 10:49 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:49 – 12:13 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:13 – 13:36 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:36 – 15:00 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:00 – 16:23 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:23 – 17:47 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:47 – 19:23 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:23 – 21:00 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:00 – 22:36 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:36 – 00:13 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:13 – 01:49 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:49 – 03:26 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:26 – 05:02 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:02 – 06:39 (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 Year5016
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1832071.27
Julian Day2420536.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.6671°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)281.17°
🪷 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 (22.6671°), declination -15.37°, EoT -14.45 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: 2026-05-14T11:01:11.649Z