पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · February 11, 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 Dvitīyā (17/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya298.13°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
चन्द्र Candra137.63°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala48.13°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
बुध Budha275.63°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati119.73°KarkaAśleṣā P4
शुक्र Śukra264.66°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
शनि Śani57.02°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:37 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:49 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:13 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)19:14 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)07:48 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 11 Mins 43 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 48 Mins 17 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:07 – 05:52
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:41 – 06:37
Abhijit Muhūrta11:50 – 12:35
Vijaya Muhūrta14:05 – 14:49
Godhūli Muhūrta17:37 – 18:01
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:49 – 18:17
Amṛta Kāla17:34 – 19:19
Niśīta Muhūrta23:50 – 00:35

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:49 – 12:13
Yamaganda15:01 – 16:25
Gulika Kāla08:01 – 09:25
Varjyam07:05 – 07:23
Dur Muhūrta 09:14 – 09:36

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (Inauspicious)
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):
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 Chala06:37 – 08:01 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:01 – 09:25 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:25 – 10:49 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:49 – 12:13 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:13 – 13:37 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:37 – 15:01 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:01 – 16:25 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:25 – 17:49 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:49 – 19:25 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:25 – 21:01 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:01 – 22:37 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:37 – 00:13 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:13 – 01:49 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:49 – 03:25 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:25 – 05:01 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:01 – 06:37 (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 Year5045
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1842666.27
Julian Day2431131.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.0723°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)202.03°
🪷 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 (23.0723°), declination -14.43°, EoT -14.58 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: 2026-05-14T09:33:37.888Z