पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · February 1, 1977 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: 2034 Pramoda
Śaka Saṁvat: 1899 Piṅgala
Bengali Saṁvat: 1384
Malayalam Era: 1153
Nanakshahi: 508
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Ārdrā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya288.54°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
चन्द्र Candra71.41°MithunaĀrdrā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala270.32°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
बुध Budha264.06°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati27.98°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
शुक्र Śukra335.65°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
शनि Śani110.05°KarkaAśleṣā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:42 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:42 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:12 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:53 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)04:33 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 00 Mins 32 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 59 Mins 28 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:13 – 05:57
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:46 – 06:42
Abhijit Muhūrta11:50 – 12:34
Vijaya Muhūrta14:02 – 14:46
Godhūli Muhūrta17:30 – 17:54
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:42 – 18:10
Amṛta Kāla17:27 – 19:12
Niśīta Muhūrta23:50 – 00:34

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:57 – 16:19
Yamaganda09:27 – 10:49
Gulika Kāla12:12 – 13:34
Varjyam07:09 – 07:27
Dur Muhūrta 09:16 – 09:38

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (Auspicious)
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 Roga06:42 – 08:04 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:04 – 09:27 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:27 – 10:49 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:49 – 12:12 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:12 – 13:34 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:34 – 14:57 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:57 – 16:19 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:19 – 17:42 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:42 – 19:19 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:19 – 20:57 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:57 – 22:34 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:34 – 00:12 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:12 – 01:49 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:49 – 03:27 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:27 – 05:04 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla05:04 – 06:42 (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 Year5078
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1854710.27
Julian Day2443175.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.5329°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)142.01°
🪷 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 (23.5329°), declination -17.17°, EoT -13.69 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: 2026-05-14T10:37:29.854Z