पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · February 2, 1985 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: 2042 Bahudhānya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1907 Krodhana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1392
Malayalam Era: 1161
Nanakshahi: 516
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya289.50°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
चन्द्र Candra63.61°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala336.03°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
बुध Budha277.77°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati276.20°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
शुक्र Śukra336.29°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
शनि Śani213.17°VṛścikaViśākhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:41 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:43 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:12 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:18 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:59 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 01 Mins 47 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 58 Mins 13 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:13 – 05:57
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:46 – 06:41
Abhijit Muhūrta11:50 – 12:34
Vijaya Muhūrta14:02 – 14:46
Godhūli Muhūrta17:31 – 17:55
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:43 – 18:10
Amṛta Kāla17:28 – 19:13
Niśīta Muhūrta23:50 – 00:34

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:26 – 10:49
Yamaganda13:35 – 14:57
Gulika Kāla06:41 – 08:04
Varjyam07:09 – 07:26
Dur Muhūrta 09:15 – 09:38

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (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 · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:41 – 08:04 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:04 – 09:26 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:26 – 10:49 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:49 – 12:12 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:12 – 13:35 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:35 – 14:57 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:57 – 16:20 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:20 – 17:43 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:43 – 19:20 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:20 – 20:57 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:57 – 22:35 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:35 – 00:12 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:12 – 01:49 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:49 – 03:26 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:26 – 05:04 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:04 – 06:41 (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 Year5086
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1857633.27
Julian Day2446098.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.6447°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)134.53°
🪷 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 (23.6447°), declination -16.87°, EoT -13.84 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: 2026-05-14T09:12:47.375Z