पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · January 23, 1961 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: 2018 Ānanda
Śaka Saṁvat: 1883 Plava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1368
Malayalam Era: 1137
Nanakshahi: 492
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Saptamī (7/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Revatī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya279.50°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
चन्द्र Candra1.84°MeṣaAśvinī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala68.57°MithunaĀrdrā P1
बुध Budha291.31°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati266.65°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
शुक्र Śukra326.86°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
शनि Śani269.45°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:45 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:35 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:10 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)11:18 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)00:01 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 50 Mins 39 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 09 Mins 21 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:18 – 06:01
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:50 – 06:45
Abhijit Muhūrta11:48 – 12:32
Vijaya Muhūrta13:58 – 14:42
Godhūli Muhūrta17:23 – 17:47
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:35 – 18:02
Amṛta Kāla17:20 – 19:05
Niśīta Muhūrta23:48 – 00:32

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:06 – 09:27
Yamaganda10:49 – 12:10
Gulika Kāla13:31 – 14:53
Varjyam07:12 – 07:29
Dur Muhūrta 09:16 – 09:38

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (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 · 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 · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:45 – 08:06 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:06 – 09:27 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:27 – 10:49 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:49 – 12:10 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:10 – 13:31 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:31 – 14:53 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:53 – 16:14 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:14 – 17:35 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:35 – 19:14 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:14 – 20:53 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:53 – 22:31 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:31 – 00:10 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:10 – 01:49 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:49 – 03:27 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:27 – 05:06 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:06 – 06:45 (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 Year5062
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1848857.27
Julian Day2437322.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.3091°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)79.20°
🪷 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 (23.3091°), declination -19.53°, EoT -11.81 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: 1961-01-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)