पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · January 24, 1932 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: 1989 Pārthiva
Śaka Saṁvat: 1854 Aṅgirasa
Bengali Saṁvat: 1339
Malayalam Era: 1108
Nanakshahi: 463
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Pratipada (16/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Puṣya Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya279.94°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
चन्द्र Candra105.98°KarkaPuṣya P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala282.71°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
बुध Budha260.26°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati117.07°KarkaAśleṣā P4
शुक्र Śukra314.13°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
शनि Śani273.98°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:45 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:36 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:10 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)17:56 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)07:13 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 50 Mins 41 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 09 Mins 19 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 Muhūrta17:24 – 17:48
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:36 – 18:03
Amṛta Kāla17:21 – 19:06
Niśīta Muhūrta23:48 – 00:32

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:14 – 17:36
Yamaganda12:10 – 13:32
Gulika Kāla14:53 – 16:14
Varjyam07:12 – 07:29
Dur Muhūrta 09:17 – 09:38

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Śrīvatsa (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 · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg06:45 – 08:06 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala08:06 – 09:27 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:27 – 10:49 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:49 – 12:10 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:10 – 13:32 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:32 – 14:53 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:53 – 16:14 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:14 – 17:36 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha17:36 – 19:14 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:14 – 20:53 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:53 – 22:32 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:32 – 00:10 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:10 – 01:49 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:49 – 03:27 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:27 – 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 Year5033
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1838265.27
Julian Day2426730.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.9039°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)184.45°
🪷 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 (22.9039°), declination -19.52°, 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: 2026-05-14T08:20:32.431Z