पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · February 9, 1956 CE

🪷 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: 2013 Saumya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1878 Durmukhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1363
Malayalam Era: 1132
Nanakshahi: 487
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya296.02°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
चन्द्र Candra264.37°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala234.41°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
बुध Budha274.90°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati124.09°SiṃhaMaghā P2
शुक्र Śukra334.62°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
शनि Śani219.07°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:38 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:47 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:13 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:48 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:24 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 09 Mins 15 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 50 Mins 45 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:09 – 05:53
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:42 – 06:38
Abhijit Muhūrta11:50 – 12:35
Vijaya Muhūrta14:04 – 14:49
Godhūli Muhūrta17:35 – 17:59
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:47 – 18:15
Amṛta Kāla17:32 – 19:17
Niśīta Muhūrta23:50 – 00:35

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:36 – 15:00
Yamaganda06:38 – 08:02
Gulika Kāla09:25 – 10:49
Varjyam07:06 – 07:24
Dur Muhūrta 09:14 – 09:36

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Śrīvatsa (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):
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 · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:38 – 08:02 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga08:02 – 09:25 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:25 – 10:49 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:49 – 12:13 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:13 – 13:36 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:36 – 15:00 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:00 – 16:24 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:24 – 17:47 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:47 – 19:24 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:24 – 21:00 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:00 – 22:36 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:36 – 00:13 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:13 – 01:49 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:49 – 03:25 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:25 – 05:02 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta05:02 – 06:38 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5057
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1847047.27
Julian Day2435512.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.2398°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)327.00°
🪷 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 (23.2398°), declination -15.04°, EoT -14.50 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: 1956-02-09 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)