पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · January 23, 1916 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: 1973 Śukla
Śaka Saṁvat: 1838 Nala
Bengali Saṁvat: 1323
Malayalam Era: 1092
Nanakshahi: 447
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā (18/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Maghā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya279.03°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
चन्द्र Candra129.07°SiṃhaMaghā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala125.09°SiṃhaMaghā P2
बुध Budha298.61°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati333.95°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
शुक्र Śukra312.15°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
शनि Śani79.60°MithunaĀrdrā 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)19:47 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)08:34 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 49 Mins 35 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 10 Mins 25 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 Kāla16:14 – 17:35
Yamaganda12:10 – 13:31
Gulika Kāla14:52 – 16:14
Varjyam07:12 – 07:30
Dur Muhūrta 09:17 – 09:38

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mudgara (Inauspicious)
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):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg06:45 – 08:06 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala08:06 – 09:28 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:28 – 10:49 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:49 – 12:10 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:10 – 13:31 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:31 – 14:52 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:52 – 16:14 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:14 – 17:35 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha17:35 – 19:14 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:14 – 20:52 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:52 – 22:31 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:31 – 00:10 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:10 – 01:49 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:49 – 03:28 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:28 – 05:06 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha05:06 – 06:45 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5017
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1832420.27
Julian Day2420885.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.6804°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)211.93°
🪷 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 (22.6804°), declination -19.78°, 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: 2026-05-14T09:49:02.386Z