पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · January 18, 1991 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: 2048 Tāraṇa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1913 Prajāpati
Bengali Saṁvat: 1398
Malayalam Era: 1167
Nanakshahi: 522
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Tṛtīyā (3/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya273.70°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
चन्द्र Candra296.66°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala35.85°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P3
बुध Budha250.35°DhanuMūla P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati106.19°KarkaPuṣya P4
शुक्र Śukra292.47°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
शनि Śani273.77°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:46 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:31 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:08 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:06 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:14 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 45 Mins 44 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 14 Mins 16 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:19 – 06:03
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:52 – 06:46
Abhijit Muhūrta11:47 – 12:30
Vijaya Muhūrta13:56 – 14:39
Godhūli Muhūrta17:19 – 17:43
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:31 – 17:58
Amṛta Kāla17:16 – 19:01
Niśīta Muhūrta23:47 – 00:30

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:48 – 12:08
Yamaganda14:50 – 16:11
Gulika Kāla08:06 – 09:27
Varjyam07:12 – 07:30
Dur Muhūrta 09:16 – 09:38

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Lumba (Auspicious)
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 · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:46 – 08:06 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:06 – 09:27 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:27 – 10:48 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:48 – 12:08 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:08 – 13:29 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:29 – 14:50 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:50 – 16:11 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:11 – 17:31 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:31 – 19:11 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:11 – 20:50 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:50 – 22:29 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:29 – 00:08 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:08 – 01:48 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:48 – 03:27 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:27 – 05:06 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:06 – 06:46 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śukra Walk (शुक्र यात्रा)
5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5092
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1859809.27
Julian Day2448274.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.7279°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)24.41°
🪷 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 (23.7279°), declination -20.67°, EoT -10.35 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: 1991-01-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)