पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · January 27, 1986 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: 2043 Pramāthi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1908 Akṣaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1393
Malayalam Era: 1162
Nanakshahi: 517
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Pratipada (16/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Āśleṣā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya283.14°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
चन्द्र Candra115.39°KarkaAśleṣā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala212.79°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
बुध Budha279.96°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati301.31°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
शुक्र Śukra285.13°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
शनि Śani223.54°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:44 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:38 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:11 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)18:28 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)07:32 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 54 Mins 42 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 05 Mins 18 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:16 – 06:00
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:49 – 06:44
Abhijit Muhūrta11:49 – 12:33
Vijaya Muhūrta14:00 – 14:44
Godhūli Muhūrta17:26 – 17:50
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:38 – 18:06
Amṛta Kāla17:23 – 19:08
Niśīta Muhūrta23:49 – 00:33

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:05 – 09:27
Yamaganda10:49 – 12:11
Gulika Kāla13:33 – 14:55
Varjyam07:11 – 07:28
Dur Muhūrta 09:16 – 09:38

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-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):
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):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:44 – 08:05 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:05 – 09:27 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:27 – 10:49 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:49 – 12:11 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:11 – 13:33 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:33 – 14:55 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:55 – 16:16 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:16 – 17:38 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:38 – 19:16 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:16 – 20:55 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:55 – 22:33 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:33 – 00:11 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:11 – 01:49 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:49 – 03:27 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:27 – 05:05 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:05 – 06:44 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Candra Walk (चन्द्र यात्रा)
5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5087
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1857992.27
Julian Day2446457.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.6584°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)191.74°
🪷 Provenance & Methodology
Substrate: Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta
Method: Sūrya Siddhānta + Bhāskara-II iterative manda + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) evection + variation + annual equation
Tier-2 city localization: spherical astronomy + Lahiri ayanamsa (23.6584°), declination -18.57°, EoT -12.76 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: 1986-01-27 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)