पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · February 3, 1959 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: 2016 Paridhāvi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1881 Vikāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1366
Malayalam Era: 1135
Nanakshahi: 490
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Daśamī (25/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Jyeṣṭhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya290.18°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
चन्द्र Candra229.49°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala34.24°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P3
बुध Budha282.88°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati216.43°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
शुक्र Śukra310.71°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
शनि Śani250.29°DhanuMūla P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:41 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:43 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:12 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:51 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)13:27 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 02 Mins 09 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 57 Mins 51 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:13 – 05:57
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:46 – 06:41
Abhijit Muhūrta11:50 – 12:34
Vijaya Muhūrta14:02 – 14:47
Godhūli Muhūrta17:31 – 17:55
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:43 – 18:11
Amṛta Kāla17:28 – 19:13
Niśīta Muhūrta23:50 – 00:34

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:58 – 16:20
Yamaganda09:27 – 10:49
Gulika Kāla12:12 – 13:35
Varjyam07:09 – 07:26
Dur Muhūrta 09:15 – 09:38

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:41 – 08:04 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:04 – 09:27 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:27 – 10:49 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:49 – 12:12 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:12 – 13:35 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:35 – 14:58 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:58 – 16:20 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:20 – 17:43 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:43 – 19:20 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:20 – 20:58 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:58 – 22:35 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:35 – 00:12 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:12 – 01:49 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:49 – 03:27 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:27 – 05:04 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla05:04 – 06:41 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Daśamī + Jyeṣṭhā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Jyeṣṭhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5060
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1848137.27
Julian Day2436602.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.2815°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)299.94°
🪷 Provenance & Methodology
Substrate: Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta
Method: Sūrya Siddhānta + Bhāskara-II iterative manda + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) evection + variation + annual equation
Tier-2 city localization: spherical astronomy + Lahiri ayanamsa (23.2815°), declination -16.78°, EoT -13.97 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: 1959-02-03 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)