पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · February 8, 1918 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: 1975 Prajāpati
Śaka Saṁvat: 1840 Kālayukta
Bengali Saṁvat: 1325
Malayalam Era: 1094
Nanakshahi: 449
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī (27/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mūla Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya295.77°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
चन्द्र Candra250.19°DhanuMūla P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala161.30°KanyāHasta P1
बुध Budha275.13°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati39.51°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4
शुक्र Śukra300.12°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
शनि Śani108.38°KarkaAśleṣā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:38 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:47 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:13 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)03:55 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)14:26 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 08 Mins 16 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 51 Mins 44 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:09 – 05:54
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:43 – 06:38
Abhijit Muhūrta11:50 – 12:35
Vijaya Muhūrta14:04 – 14:48
Godhūli Muhūrta17:35 – 17:59
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:47 – 18:15
Amṛta Kāla17:32 – 19:17
Niśīta Muhūrta23:50 – 00:35

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:49 – 12:13
Yamaganda15:00 – 16:23
Gulika Kāla08:02 – 09:25
Varjyam07:06 – 07:24
Dur Muhūrta 09:14 – 09:37

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (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):
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 · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:38 – 08:02 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:02 – 09:25 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:25 – 10:49 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:49 – 12:13 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:13 – 13:36 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:36 – 15:00 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:00 – 16:23 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:23 – 17:47 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:47 – 19:23 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:23 – 21:00 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:00 – 22:36 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:36 – 00:13 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:13 – 01:49 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:49 – 03:25 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:25 – 05:02 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:02 – 06:38 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śukra Walk (शुक्र यात्रा)
5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5019
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1833167.27
Julian Day2421632.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.7090°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)315.73°
🪷 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 (22.7090°), declination -15.29°, 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: 2026-05-14T09:31:06.472Z