पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · February 11, 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 Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī (21/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śūla
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya298.23°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
चन्द्र Candra178.43°KanyāCitrā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala265.20°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
बुध Budha317.20°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati342.26°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
शुक्र Śukra263.94°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
शनि Śani234.76°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:37 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:48 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:13 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)22:27 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)10:00 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 11 Mins 34 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 48 Mins 26 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:07 – 05:52
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:41 – 06:37
Abhijit Muhūrta11:50 – 12:35
Vijaya Muhūrta14:05 – 14:49
Godhūli Muhūrta17:36 – 18:00
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:48 – 18:16
Amṛta Kāla17:33 – 19:18
Niśīta Muhūrta23:50 – 00:35

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:25 – 10:49
Yamaganda13:37 – 15:01
Gulika Kāla06:37 – 08:01
Varjyam07:05 – 07:23
Dur Muhūrta 09:14 – 09:36

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: 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):
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 · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:37 – 08:01 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:01 – 09:25 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:25 – 10:49 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:49 – 12:13 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:13 – 13:37 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:37 – 15:01 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:01 – 16:25 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:25 – 17:48 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:48 – 19:25 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:25 – 21:01 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:01 – 22:37 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:37 – 00:13 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:13 – 01:49 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:49 – 03:25 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:25 – 05:01 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:01 – 06:37 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śani Walk (शनि यात्रा)
7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5029
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1836822.27
Julian Day2425287.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.8488°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)241.97°
🪷 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 (22.8488°), declination -14.47°, EoT -14.58 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: 1928-02-11 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)