पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · January 26, 1940 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: 1997 Vijaya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1862 Vikrama
Bengali Saṁvat: 1347
Malayalam Era: 1116
Nanakshahi: 471
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā (17/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Āśleṣā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya281.92°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
चन्द्र Candra116.85°KarkaAśleṣā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala352.80°MīnaRevatī P2
बुध Budha278.91°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati342.55°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
शुक्र Śukra316.96°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
शनि Śani2.57°MeṣaAśvinī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:44 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:37 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:11 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)18:39 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)07:42 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 52 Mins 46 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 07 Mins 14 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:17 – 06:01
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:50 – 06:44
Abhijit Muhūrta11:49 – 12:32
Vijaya Muhūrta13:59 – 14:43
Godhūli Muhūrta17:25 – 17:49
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:37 – 18:04
Amṛta Kāla17:22 – 19:07
Niśīta Muhūrta23:49 – 00:32

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:49 – 12:11
Yamaganda14:54 – 16:15
Gulika Kāla08:06 – 09:27
Varjyam07:11 – 07:29
Dur Muhūrta 09:17 – 09:38

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (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 · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:44 – 08:06 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:06 – 09:27 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:27 – 10:49 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:49 – 12:11 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:11 – 13:32 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:32 – 14:54 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:54 – 16:15 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:15 – 17:37 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:37 – 19:15 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:15 – 20:54 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:54 – 22:32 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:32 – 00:11 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:11 – 01:49 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:49 – 03:27 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:27 – 05:06 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:06 – 06:44 (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 Year5041
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1841189.27
Julian Day2429654.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.0158°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)192.73°
🪷 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 (23.0158°), declination -19.03°, EoT -12.54 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: 2026-05-14T10:51:50.668Z