पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · January 21, 1954 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: 2011 Plavaṅga
Śaka Saṁvat: 1876 Jaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1361
Malayalam Era: 1130
Nanakshahi: 485
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā (18/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Maghā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya277.25°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
चन्द्र Candra119.90°KarkaAśleṣā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala206.09°TulāViśākhā P2
बुध Budha282.08°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati54.02°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
शुक्र Śukra275.76°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
शनि Śani195.81°TulāSvātī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:45 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:34 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:09 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)19:11 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)08:09 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 48 Mins 25 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 11 Mins 35 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:19 – 06:02
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:51 – 06:45
Abhijit Muhūrta11:48 – 12:31
Vijaya Muhūrta13:57 – 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 Kāla13:30 – 14:51
Yamaganda06:45 – 08:06
Gulika Kāla09:27 – 10:48
Varjyam07:12 – 07:29
Dur Muhūrta 09:16 – 09:38

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (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):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:45 – 08:06 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga08:06 – 09:27 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:27 – 10:48 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:48 – 12:09 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:09 – 13:30 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:30 – 14:51 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:51 – 16:13 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:13 – 17:34 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:34 – 19:13 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:13 – 20:51 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:51 – 22:30 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:30 – 00:09 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:09 – 01:48 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:48 – 03:27 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:27 – 05:06 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta05:06 – 06:45 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°
Longitude: 82.9739°
Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Bṛhaspati Walk (गुरु यात्रा)
8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5055
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1846298.27
Julian Day2434763.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.2112°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)204.95°
🪷 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 (23.2112°), declination -20.05°, EoT -11.26 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: 1954-01-21 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)