पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · February 8, 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 Śukla 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)Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya294.98°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
चन्द्र Candra62.40°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala265.80°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
बुध Budha304.77°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati243.85°DhanuMūla P2
शुक्र Śukra261.74°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
शनि Śani261.01°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:39 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:47 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:13 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)13:52 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:32 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 08 Mins 01 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 51 Mins 59 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:09 – 05:54
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:43 – 06:39
Abhijit Muhūrta11:50 – 12:35
Vijaya Muhūrta14:04 – 14:48
Godhūli Muhūrta17:35 – 17:59
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:47 – 18:14
Amṛta Kāla17:32 – 19:17
Niśīta Muhūrta23:50 – 00:35

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:02 – 09:26
Yamaganda10:49 – 12:13
Gulika Kāla13:36 – 15:00
Varjyam07:06 – 07:24
Dur Muhūrta 09:14 – 09:37

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (Inauspicious)
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 · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:39 – 08:02 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:02 – 09:26 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:26 – 10:49 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:49 – 12:13 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:13 – 13:36 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:36 – 15:00 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:00 – 16:23 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:23 – 17:47 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:47 – 19:23 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:23 – 21:00 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:00 – 22:36 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:36 – 00:13 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:13 – 01:49 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:49 – 03:26 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:26 – 05:02 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:02 – 06:39 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Candra Walk (चन्द्र यात्रा)
5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5061
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1848507.27
Julian Day2436972.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.2957°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)125.78°
🪷 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 (23.2957°), declination -15.35°, EoT -14.45 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: 1960-02-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)