पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · January 15, 1944 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: 2001 Hemalambī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1866 Tāraṇa
Bengali Saṁvat: 1351
Malayalam Era: 1120
Nanakshahi: 475
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Pañcamī (20/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya270.70°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra140.82°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala42.76°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P1
बुध Budha258.08°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati122.97°SiṃhaMaghā P1
शुक्र Śukra231.85°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
शनि Śani58.15°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:46 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:29 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:07 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)21:13 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:43 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 42 Mins 49 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 17 Mins 11 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:20 – 06:03
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:52 – 06:46
Abhijit Muhūrta11:46 – 12:29
Vijaya Muhūrta13:55 – 14:37
Godhūli Muhūrta17:17 – 17:41
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:29 – 17:56
Amṛta Kāla17:14 – 18:59
Niśīta Muhūrta23:46 – 00:29

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:27 – 10:47
Yamaganda13:28 – 14:48
Gulika Kāla06:46 – 08:06
Varjyam07:13 – 07:30
Dur Muhūrta 09:16 – 09:37

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvaja (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:46 – 08:06 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:06 – 09:27 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:27 – 10:47 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:47 – 12:07 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:07 – 13:28 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:28 – 14:48 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:48 – 16:09 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:09 – 17:29 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:29 – 19:09 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:09 – 20:48 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:48 – 22:28 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:28 – 00:07 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:07 – 01:47 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:47 – 03:27 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:27 – 05:06 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:06 – 06:46 (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 Year5045
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1842639.27
Julian Day2431104.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.0712°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)233.86°
🪷 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 (23.0712°), declination -21.35°, EoT -9.35 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: 1944-01-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)