पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · January 15, 1960 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: 2017 Pramādī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1882 Śārvarī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1367
Malayalam Era: 1136
Nanakshahi: 491
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā (17/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Puṣya Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya270.60°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra102.38°KarkaPuṣya P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala247.89°DhanuMūla P3
बुध Budha263.92°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati239.17°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
शुक्र Śukra232.48°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
शनि Śani258.34°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:46 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:29 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:07 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)18:15 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)07:35 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 42 Mins 54 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 17 Mins 06 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:20 – 06:03
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:52 – 06:46
Abhijit Muhūrta11:46 – 12:29
Vijaya Muhūrta13:55 – 14:37
Godhūli Muhūrta17:17 – 17:41
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:29 – 17:56
Amṛta Kāla17:14 – 18:59
Niśīta Muhūrta23:46 – 00:29

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:47 – 12:07
Yamaganda14:48 – 16:09
Gulika Kāla08:06 – 09:27
Varjyam07:13 – 07:30
Dur Muhūrta 09:16 – 09:37

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhātṛ (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
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 · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:46 – 08:06 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:06 – 09:27 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:27 – 10:47 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:47 – 12:07 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:07 – 13:28 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:28 – 14:48 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:48 – 16:09 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:09 – 17:29 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:29 – 19:09 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:09 – 20:48 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:48 – 22:28 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:28 – 00:07 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:07 – 01:47 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:47 – 03:27 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:27 – 05:06 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:06 – 06:46 (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 Year5061
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1848483.27
Julian Day2436948.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.2947°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)192.42°
🪷 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 (23.2947°), declination -21.32°, EoT -9.35 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: 1960-01-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)