पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · February 8, 1990 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: 2047 Subhānu
Śaka Saṁvat: 1912 Pramoda
Bengali Saṁvat: 1397
Malayalam Era: 1166
Nanakshahi: 521
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturdaśī (14/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Puṣya Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya295.29°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
चन्द्र Candra93.56°KarkaPuṣya P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala253.26°DhanuMūla P4
बुध Budha271.19°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati67.71°MithunaĀrdrā P1
शुक्र Śukra267.17°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
शनि Śani266.06°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:38 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:47 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:13 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)16:02 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)05:30 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 08 Mins 56 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 51 Mins 04 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:09 – 05:53
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:42 – 06:38
Abhijit Muhūrta11:50 – 12:35
Vijaya Muhūrta14:04 – 14:49
Godhūli Muhūrta17:35 – 17:59
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:47 – 18:15
Amṛta Kāla17:32 – 19:17
Niśīta Muhūrta23:50 – 00:35

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:36 – 15:00
Yamaganda06:38 – 08:02
Gulika Kāla09:25 – 10:49
Varjyam07:06 – 07:24
Dur Muhūrta 09:14 – 09:36

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Mātaṇga (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 · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:38 – 08:02 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga08:02 – 09:25 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:25 – 10:49 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:49 – 12:13 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:13 – 13:36 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:36 – 15:00 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:00 – 16:23 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:23 – 17:47 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:47 – 19:23 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:23 – 21:00 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:00 – 22:36 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:36 – 00:13 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:13 – 01:49 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:49 – 03:25 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:25 – 05:02 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta05:02 – 06:38 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5091
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1859465.27
Julian Day2447930.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.7148°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)159.57°
🪷 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 (23.7148°), declination -15.12°, EoT -14.45 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: 1990-02-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)