पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · January 15, 1987 CE

🪷 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: 2044 Vikrama
Śaka Saṁvat: 1909 Prabhava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1394
Malayalam Era: 1163
Nanakshahi: 518
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pūrṇimā (15/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Punarvasu Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya270.67°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra89.98°MithunaPunarvasu P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala341.04°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
बुध Budha272.38°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati327.02°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
शुक्र Śukra223.93°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
शनि Śani232.85°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:46 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:29 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:07 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)17:19 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)06:50 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 43 Mins 15 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 16 Mins 45 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:20 – 06:03
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:52 – 06:46
Abhijit Muhūrta11:46 – 12:29
Vijaya Muhūrta13:55 – 14:38
Godhūli Muhūrta17:17 – 17:41
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:29 – 17:56
Amṛta Kāla17:14 – 18:59
Niśīta Muhūrta23:46 – 00:29

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:28 – 14:48
Yamaganda06:46 – 08:06
Gulika Kāla09:27 – 10:47
Varjyam07:13 – 07:30
Dur Muhūrta 09:16 – 09:37

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Gada (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
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 · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:46 – 08:06 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga08:06 – 09:27 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:27 – 10:47 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:47 – 12:07 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:07 – 13:28 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:28 – 14:48 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:48 – 16:09 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:09 – 17:29 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:29 – 19:09 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:09 – 20:48 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:48 – 22:28 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:28 – 00:07 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:07 – 01:47 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:47 – 03:27 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:27 – 05:06 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta05:06 – 06:46 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Pūrṇimā + Punarvasu alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-04Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)
-1626101-04-03Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Punarvasu)
-0562-04-11Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5088
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1858345.27
Julian Day2446810.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.6719°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)179.81°
🪷 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 (23.6719°), declination -21.25°, EoT -9.35 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: 1987-01-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)