पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · January 22, 1943 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: 2000 Durmukhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1865 Subhānu
Bengali Saṁvat: 1350
Malayalam Era: 1119
Nanakshahi: 474
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)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya278.09°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
चन्द्र Candra104.52°KarkaPuṣya P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala244.25°DhanuMūla P2
बुध Budha285.01°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati86.25°MithunaPunarvasu P2
शुक्र Śukra294.83°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
शनि Śani43.09°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:45 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:34 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:10 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)17:56 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)07:14 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 49 Mins 03 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 10 Mins 57 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:19 – 06:02
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:51 – 06:45
Abhijit Muhūrta11:48 – 12:31
Vijaya Muhūrta13:58 – 14:41
Godhūli Muhūrta17:22 – 17:46
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:34 – 18:01
Amṛta Kāla17:19 – 19:04
Niśīta Muhūrta23:48 – 00:31

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:49 – 12:10
Yamaganda14:52 – 16:13
Gulika Kāla08:06 – 09:27
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: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhātṛ (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 Chala06:45 – 08:06 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:06 – 09:27 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:27 – 10:49 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:49 – 12:10 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:10 – 13:31 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:31 – 14:52 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:52 – 16:13 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:13 – 17:34 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:34 – 19:13 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:13 – 20:52 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:52 – 22:31 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:31 – 00:10 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:10 – 01:49 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:49 – 03:27 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:27 – 05:06 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:06 – 06:45 (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 Year5044
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1842281.27
Julian Day2430746.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.0575°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)187.40°
🪷 Provenance & Methodology
Substrate: Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta
Method: Sūrya Siddhānta + Bhāskara-II iterative manda + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) evection + variation + annual equation
Tier-2 city localization: spherical astronomy + Lahiri ayanamsa (23.0575°), declination -19.90°, EoT -11.54 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 for: 1943-01-22 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)