पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · January 24, 1928 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 Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 1985 Vṛṣa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1850 Vibhava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1335
Malayalam Era: 1104
Nanakshahi: 459
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya279.97°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
चन्द्र Candra294.91°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala251.83°DhanuMūla P4
बुध Budha290.97°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati338.74°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
शुक्र Śukra242.09°DhanuMūla P1
शनि Śani233.26°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2

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)07:37 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:42 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 50 Mins 39 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 09 Mins 21 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:18 – 06:01
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:51 – 06:45
Abhijit Muhūrta11:48 – 12:32
Vijaya Muhūrta13:59 – 14:42
Godhūli Muhūrta17:23 – 17:47
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:35 – 18:03
Amṛta Kāla17:20 – 19:05
Niśīta Muhūrta23:48 – 00:32

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:53 – 16:14
Yamaganda09:28 – 10:49
Gulika Kāla12:10 – 13:31
Varjyam07:12 – 07:29
Dur Muhūrta 09:17 – 09:38

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (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):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:45 – 08:06 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:06 – 09:28 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:28 – 10:49 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:49 – 12:10 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:10 – 13:31 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:31 – 14:53 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:53 – 16:14 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:14 – 17:35 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:35 – 19:14 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:14 – 20:53 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:53 – 22:31 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:31 – 00:10 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:10 – 01:49 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:49 – 03:28 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:28 – 05:06 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla05:06 – 06:45 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Maṅgala Walk (मङ्गल यात्रा)
7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5029
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1836804.27
Julian Day2425269.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.8481°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)13.99°
🪷 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 (22.8481°), declination -19.53°, EoT -12.06 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: 2026-05-14T09:30:30.611Z