पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · January 21, 1931 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: 1988 Tāraṇa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1853 Prajāpati
Bengali Saṁvat: 1338
Malayalam Era: 1107
Nanakshahi: 462
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Tṛtīyā (3/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya277.15°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
चन्द्र Candra302.14°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala107.66°KarkaAśleṣā P1
बुध Budha254.98°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati81.36°MithunaPunarvasu P1
शुक्र Śukra231.78°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
शनि Śani263.54°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:45 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:33 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:09 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:12 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:27 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 48 Mins 02 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 11 Mins 58 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:19 – 06:02
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:51 – 06:45
Abhijit Muhūrta11:48 – 12:31
Vijaya Muhūrta13:57 – 14:41
Godhūli Muhūrta17:21 – 17:45
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:33 – 18:00
Amṛta Kāla17:18 – 19:03
Niśīta Muhūrta23:48 – 00:31

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:09 – 13:30
Yamaganda08:06 – 09:27
Gulika Kāla10:48 – 12:09
Varjyam07:12 – 07:30
Dur Muhūrta 09:17 – 09:38

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvaja (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 · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:45 – 08:06 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:06 – 09:27 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:27 – 10:48 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:48 – 12:09 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:09 – 13:30 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:30 – 14:51 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:51 – 16:12 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:12 – 17:33 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:33 – 19:12 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:12 – 20:51 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:51 – 22:30 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:30 – 00:09 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:09 – 01:48 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:48 – 03:27 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:27 – 05:06 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:06 – 06:45 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Budha Walk (बुध यात्रा)
6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5032
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1837897.27
Julian Day2426362.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.8899°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)27.71°
🪷 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 (22.8899°), declination -20.14°, EoT -11.26 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: 2026-05-14T11:02:36.036Z