पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · January 29, 1978 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: 2035 Prajāpati
Śaka Saṁvat: 1900 Kālayukta
Bengali Saṁvat: 1385
Malayalam Era: 1154
Nanakshahi: 509
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Pañcamī (20/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya285.23°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
चन्द्र Candra159.07°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala95.65°KarkaPuṣya P1
बुध Budha266.84°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati63.07°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P3
शुक्र Śukra287.17°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
शनि Śani124.97°SiṃhaMaghā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:43 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:40 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:11 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)21:46 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:47 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 56 Mins 50 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 03 Mins 10 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:15 – 05:59
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:48 – 06:43
Abhijit Muhūrta11:49 – 12:33
Vijaya Muhūrta14:01 – 14:45
Godhūli Muhūrta17:28 – 17:52
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:40 – 18:07
Amṛta Kāla17:25 – 19:10
Niśīta Muhūrta23:49 – 00:33

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:18 – 17:40
Yamaganda12:11 – 13:33
Gulika Kāla14:55 – 16:18
Varjyam07:10 – 07:28
Dur Muhūrta 09:16 – 09:38

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mānasa (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):
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 Udveg06:43 – 08:05 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala08:05 – 09:27 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:27 – 10:49 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:49 – 12:11 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:11 – 13:33 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:33 – 14:55 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:55 – 16:18 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:18 – 17:40 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha17:40 – 19:18 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:18 – 20:55 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:55 – 22:33 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:33 – 00:11 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:11 – 01:49 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:49 – 03:27 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:27 – 05:05 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha05:05 – 06:43 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Sūrya Walk (सूर्य यात्रा)
6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5079
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1855072.27
Julian Day2443537.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.5468°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)236.26°
🪷 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 (23.5468°), declination -18.06°, EoT -13.17 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: 2026-05-14T08:56:08.944Z