पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · February 12, 1972 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: 2029 Krodhana
Śaka Saṁvat: 1894 Paridhāvi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1379
Malayalam Era: 1148
Nanakshahi: 503
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī (27/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya298.95°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
चन्द्र Candra261.16°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala7.88°MeṣaAśvinī P3
बुध Budha295.37°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati248.21°DhanuMūla P3
शुक्र Śukra338.86°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
शनि Śani36.58°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:36 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:49 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:13 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:24 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)14:59 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 13 Mins 18 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 46 Mins 42 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:06 – 05:51
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:40 – 06:36
Abhijit Muhūrta11:50 – 12:35
Vijaya Muhūrta14:05 – 14:50
Godhūli Muhūrta17:37 – 18:01
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:49 – 18:17
Amṛta Kāla17:34 – 19:19
Niśīta Muhūrta23:50 – 00:35

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:24 – 10:49
Yamaganda13:37 – 15:01
Gulika Kāla06:36 – 08:00
Varjyam07:04 – 07:22
Dur Muhūrta 09:13 – 09:36

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:36 – 08:00 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:00 – 09:24 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:24 – 10:49 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:49 – 12:13 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:13 – 13:37 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:37 – 15:01 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:01 – 16:25 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:25 – 17:49 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:49 – 19:25 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:25 – 21:01 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:01 – 22:37 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:37 – 00:13 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:13 – 01:49 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:49 – 03:24 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:24 – 05:00 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:00 – 06:36 (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 Year5073
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1852894.27
Julian Day2441359.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.4635°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)322.00°
🪷 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 (23.4635°), declination -14.04°, EoT -14.59 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: 2026-05-14T06:37:04.828Z