पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · February 12, 1976 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: 2033 Śukla
Śaka Saṁvat: 1898 Nala
Bengali Saṁvat: 1383
Malayalam Era: 1152
Nanakshahi: 507
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Ārdrā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya298.93°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
चन्द्र Candra70.89°MithunaĀrdrā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala54.36°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
बुध Budha273.50°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati357.45°MīnaRevatī P4
शुक्र Śukra267.39°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
शनि Śani94.32°KarkaPuṣya P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:36 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:49 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:13 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:11 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:51 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 13 Mins 20 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 46 Mins 40 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 Kāla13:37 – 15:01
Yamaganda06:36 – 08:00
Gulika Kāla09:24 – 10:49
Varjyam07:04 – 07:22
Dur Muhūrta 09:13 – 09:36

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Mausala (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 · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:36 – 08:00 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga08:00 – 09:24 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:24 – 10:49 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:49 – 12:13 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:13 – 13:37 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:37 – 15:01 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:01 – 16:25 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:25 – 17:49 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:49 – 19:25 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:25 – 21:01 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:01 – 22:37 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:37 – 00:13 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:13 – 01:49 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:49 – 03:24 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:24 – 05:00 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta05:00 – 06:36 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Bṛhaspati Walk (गुरु यात्रा)
8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5077
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1854355.27
Julian Day2442820.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.5193°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)132.94°
🪷 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 (23.5193°), declination -14.03°, 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 for: 1976-02-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)