पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · February 5, 1959 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: 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 Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya292.20°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
चन्द्र Candra257.43°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala35.04°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P3
बुध Budha286.20°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati216.67°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
शुक्र Śukra313.21°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
शनि Śani250.49°DhanuMūla P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:40 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:45 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:12 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:37 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:10 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 04 Mins 35 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 55 Mins 25 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:11 – 05:56
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:45 – 06:40
Abhijit Muhūrta11:50 – 12:34
Vijaya Muhūrta14:03 – 14:47
Godhūli Muhūrta17:33 – 17:57
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:45 – 18:12
Amṛta Kāla17:30 – 19:15
Niśīta Muhūrta23:50 – 00:34

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:35 – 14:58
Yamaganda06:40 – 08:03
Gulika Kāla09:26 – 10:49
Varjyam07:08 – 07:25
Dur Muhūrta 09:15 – 09:37

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 Śubha06:40 – 08:03 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga08:03 – 09:26 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:26 – 10:49 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:49 – 12:12 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:12 – 13:35 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:35 – 14:58 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:58 – 16:22 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:22 – 17:45 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:45 – 19:22 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:22 – 20:58 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:58 – 22:35 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:35 – 00:12 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:12 – 01:49 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:49 – 03:26 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:26 – 05:03 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta05:03 – 06:40 (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 Year5060
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1848139.27
Julian Day2436604.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.2816°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)326.40°
🪷 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 (23.2816°), declination -16.19°, EoT -14.20 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: 1959-02-05 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)