पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · January 28, 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 Tṛtīyā (18/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Maghā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya284.16°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
चन्द्र Candra128.63°SiṃhaMaghā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala213.39°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
बुध Budha281.63°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati301.54°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
शुक्र Śukra286.39°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
शनि Śani223.62°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:43 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:39 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:11 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)19:26 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)08:12 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 55 Mins 47 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 04 Mins 13 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:16 – 05:59
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:49 – 06:43
Abhijit Muhūrta11:49 – 12:33
Vijaya Muhūrta14:00 – 14:44
Godhūli Muhūrta17:27 – 17:51
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:39 – 18:06
Amṛta Kāla17:24 – 19:09
Niśīta Muhūrta23:49 – 00:33

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:55 – 16:17
Yamaganda09:27 – 10:49
Gulika Kāla12:11 – 13:33
Varjyam07:11 – 07:28
Dur Muhūrta 09:16 – 09:38

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (Inauspicious)
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):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:43 – 08:05 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:05 – 09:27 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:27 – 10:49 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:49 – 12:11 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:11 – 13:33 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:33 – 14:55 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:55 – 16:17 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:17 – 17:39 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:39 – 19:17 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:17 – 20:55 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:55 – 22:33 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:33 – 00:11 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:11 – 01:49 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:49 – 03:27 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:27 – 05:05 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla05:05 – 06:43 (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 Year5087
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1857993.27
Julian Day2446458.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.6585°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)204.14°
🪷 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 (23.6585°), declination -18.31°, EoT -12.97 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: 1986-01-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)