पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · January 22, 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 Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya278.27°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
चन्द्र Candra132.32°SiṃhaMaghā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala206.67°TulāViśākhā P3
बुध Budha283.79°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati53.96°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
शुक्र Śukra277.01°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
शनि Śani195.85°TulāSvātī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:45 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:34 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:10 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)20:05 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)08:47 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 49 Mins 22 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 10 Mins 38 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:18 – 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 Kāla10:48 – 12:10
Yamaganda14:52 – 16:13
Gulika Kāla08:06 – 09:27
Varjyam07:12 – 07:29
Dur Muhūrta 09:16 – 09:38

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 Chala06:45 – 08:06 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:06 – 09:27 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:27 – 10:48 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:48 – 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 – 01:48 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:48 – 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 Year5055
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1846299.27
Julian Day2434764.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.2112°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)216.48°
🪷 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 -19.83°, 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: 1954-01-22 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)