पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · January 23, 1965 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: 2022 Kālayukta
Śaka Saṁvat: 1887 Viśvāvasu
Bengali Saṁvat: 1372
Malayalam Era: 1141
Nanakshahi: 496
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī (21/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya279.47°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
चन्द्र Candra172.72°KanyāHasta P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala154.87°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
बुध Budha260.23°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati23.71°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
शुक्र Śukra260.54°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
शनि Śani310.84°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:45 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:35 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:10 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)23:12 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)10:53 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 50 Mins 40 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 09 Mins 20 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 Kāla09:27 – 10:49
Yamaganda13:31 – 14:53
Gulika Kāla06:45 – 08:06
Varjyam07:12 – 07:29
Dur Muhūrta 09:16 – 09:38

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: 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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:45 – 08:06 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:06 – 09:27 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:27 – 10:49 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:49 – 12:10 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:10 – 13:31 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:31 – 14:53 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:53 – 16:14 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:14 – 17:35 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:35 – 19:14 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:14 – 20:53 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:53 – 22:31 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:31 – 00:10 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:10 – 01:49 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:49 – 03:27 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:27 – 05:06 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:06 – 06:45 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śani Walk (शनि यात्रा)
7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5066
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1850318.27
Julian Day2438783.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.3649°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)250.40°
🪷 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 (23.3649°), declination -19.52°, 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 at: 2026-05-14T09:04:10.150Z