पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · February 6, 1962 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: 2019 Rākṣasa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1884 Śubhakṛt
Bengali Saṁvat: 1369
Malayalam Era: 1138
Nanakshahi: 493
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Varīyān
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya293.45°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
चन्द्र Candra308.03°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala280.37°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
बुध Budha292.88°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati296.27°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
शुक्र Śukra296.32°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
शनि Śani281.23°MakaraŚravaṇa P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:39 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:45 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:12 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:29 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:52 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 06 Mins 09 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 53 Mins 51 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:11 – 05:55
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:44 – 06:39
Abhijit Muhūrta11:50 – 12:35
Vijaya Muhūrta14:03 – 14:48
Godhūli Muhūrta17:33 – 17:57
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:45 – 18:13
Amṛta Kāla17:30 – 19:15
Niśīta Muhūrta23:50 – 00:35

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:59 – 16:22
Yamaganda09:26 – 10:49
Gulika Kāla12:12 – 13:36
Varjyam07:07 – 07:25
Dur Muhūrta 09:15 – 09:37

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North
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 · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:39 – 08:03 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:03 – 09:26 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:26 – 10:49 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:49 – 12:12 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:12 – 13:36 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:36 – 14:59 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:59 – 16:22 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:22 – 17:45 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:45 – 19:22 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:22 – 20:59 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:59 – 22:36 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:36 – 00:12 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:12 – 01:49 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:49 – 03:26 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:26 – 05:03 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla05:03 – 06:39 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5063
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1849236.27
Julian Day2437701.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.3235°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)12.75°
🪷 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 (23.3235°), declination -15.81°, EoT -14.30 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 at: 2026-05-14T09:34:42.677Z