पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · January 19, 1964 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: 2021 Piṅgala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1886 Krodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1371
Malayalam Era: 1140
Nanakshahi: 495
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pañcamī (5/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Bhādrapadā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Parigha
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya274.64°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
चन्द्र Candra324.19°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala281.67°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
बुध Budha252.35°DhanuMūla P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati350.17°MīnaRevatī P2
शुक्र Śukra309.52°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
शनि Śani299.69°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:46 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:32 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:09 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:34 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:20 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 46 Mins 13 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 13 Mins 47 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:19 – 06:03
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:52 – 06:46
Abhijit Muhūrta11:47 – 12:30
Vijaya Muhūrta13:56 – 14:40
Godhūli Muhūrta17:20 – 17:44
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:32 – 17:59
Amṛta Kāla17:17 – 19:02
Niśīta Muhūrta23:47 – 00:30

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:11 – 17:32
Yamaganda12:09 – 13:30
Gulika Kāla14:50 – 16:11
Varjyam07:13 – 07:30
Dur Muhūrta 09:16 – 09:38

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (Inauspicious)
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 · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg06:46 – 08:06 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala08:06 – 09:27 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:27 – 10:48 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:48 – 12:09 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:09 – 13:30 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:30 – 14:50 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:50 – 16:11 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:11 – 17:32 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha17:32 – 19:11 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:11 – 20:50 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:50 – 22:30 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:30 – 00:09 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:09 – 01:48 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:48 – 03:27 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:27 – 05:06 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha05:06 – 06:46 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Sūrya Walk (सूर्य यात्रा)
6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5065
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1849948.27
Julian Day2438413.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.3508°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)50.86°
🪷 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 (23.3508°), declination -20.56°, EoT -10.66 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: 2026-05-14T09:22:57.703Z