पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · February 12, 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 Śukla 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)Śukla Pañcamī (5/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Revatī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śubha
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya299.42°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
चन्द्र Candra356.38°MīnaRevatī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala91.25°KarkaPunarvasu P4
बुध Budha288.56°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati62.38°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P3
शुक्र Śukra304.73°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
शनि Śani123.88°SiṃhaMaghā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:36 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:50 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:13 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:43 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:18 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 14 Mins 01 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 45 Mins 59 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 Muhūrta17:38 – 18:02
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:50 – 18:18
Amṛta Kāla17:35 – 19:20
Niśīta Muhūrta23:50 – 00:35

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:25 – 17:50
Yamaganda12:13 – 13:37
Gulika Kāla15:01 – 16:25
Varjyam07:04 – 07:22
Dur Muhūrta 09:13 – 09:35

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Sushira (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 · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg06:36 – 08:00 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala08:00 – 09:24 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:24 – 10:48 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:48 – 12:13 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:13 – 13:37 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:37 – 15:01 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:01 – 16:25 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:25 – 17:50 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha17:50 – 19:25 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:25 – 21:01 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:01 – 22:37 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:37 – 00:13 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:13 – 01:48 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:48 – 03:24 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:24 – 05:00 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha05:00 – 06:36 (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)1855086.27
Julian Day2443551.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.5473°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)56.14°
🪷 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 (23.5473°), declination -13.86°, 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: 2026-05-14T06:29:43.590Z