पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · February 13, 1968 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: 2025 Durmati
Śaka Saṁvat: 1890 Kīlaka
Bengali Saṁvat: 1375
Malayalam Era: 1144
Nanakshahi: 499
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturdaśī (14/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Puṣya Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya299.99°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
चन्द्र Candra104.43°KarkaPuṣya P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala333.87°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
बुध Budha305.91°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati128.87°SiṃhaMaghā P3
शुक्र Śukra268.24°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
शनि Śani346.43°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:35 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:50 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:13 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)16:32 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)05:49 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 14 Mins 35 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 45 Mins 25 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:05 – 05:50
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:39 – 06:35
Abhijit Muhūrta11:50 – 12:35
Vijaya Muhūrta14:05 – 14:50
Godhūli Muhūrta17:38 – 18:02
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:50 – 18:18
Amṛta Kāla17:35 – 19:20
Niśīta Muhūrta23:50 – 00:35

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:01 – 16:26
Yamaganda09:24 – 10:48
Gulika Kāla12:13 – 13:37
Varjyam07:04 – 07:22
Dur Muhūrta 09:13 – 09:35

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Utpāta (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 · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:35 – 08:00 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:00 – 09:24 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:24 – 10:48 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:48 – 12:13 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:13 – 13:37 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:37 – 15:01 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:01 – 16:26 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:26 – 17:50 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:50 – 19:26 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:26 – 21:01 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:01 – 22:37 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:37 – 00:13 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:13 – 01:48 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:48 – 03:24 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:24 – 05:00 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla05:00 – 06:35 (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 Year5069
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1851434.27
Julian Day2439899.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.4076°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)163.34°
🪷 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 (23.4076°), declination -13.72°, EoT -14.60 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: 2026-05-14T09:28:33.601Z