पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · January 26, 1955 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 Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2012 Kīlaka
Śaka Saṁvat: 1877 Manmatha
Bengali Saṁvat: 1362
Malayalam Era: 1131
Nanakshahi: 486
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Varīyān
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya282.08°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
चन्द्र Candra306.08°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala345.17°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
बुध Budha300.90°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati90.23°KarkaPunarvasu P4
शुक्र Śukra235.77°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
शनि Śani207.29°TulāViśākhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:44 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:37 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:11 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:07 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:27 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 53 Mins 09 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 06 Mins 51 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:17 – 06:01
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:50 – 06:44
Abhijit Muhūrta11:49 – 12:32
Vijaya Muhūrta14:00 – 14:43
Godhūli Muhūrta17:25 – 17:49
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:37 – 18:04
Amṛta Kāla17:22 – 19:07
Niśīta Muhūrta23:49 – 00:32

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:11 – 13:32
Yamaganda08:06 – 09:27
Gulika Kāla10:49 – 12:11
Varjyam07:11 – 07:29
Dur Muhūrta 09:16 – 09:38

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvaja (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 · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:44 – 08:06 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:06 – 09:27 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:27 – 10:49 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:49 – 12:11 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:11 – 13:32 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:32 – 14:54 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:54 – 16:16 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:16 – 17:37 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:37 – 19:16 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:16 – 20:54 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:54 – 22:32 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:32 – 00:11 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:11 – 01:49 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:49 – 03:27 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:27 – 05:06 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:06 – 06:44 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Budha Walk (बुध यात्रा)
6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5056
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1846668.27
Julian Day2435133.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.2253°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)23.97°
🪷 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 (23.2253°), declination -18.94°, EoT -12.54 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 at: 2026-05-14T09:12:49.013Z