पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · February 7, 1992 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: 2049 Pārthiva
Śaka Saṁvat: 1914 Aṅgirasa
Bengali Saṁvat: 1399
Malayalam Era: 1168
Nanakshahi: 523
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Bhādrapadā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya293.76°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
चन्द्र Candra329.41°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala267.89°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
बुध Budha289.99°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati138.42°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
शुक्र Śukra262.00°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
शनि Śani286.35°MakaraŚravaṇa P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:39 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:46 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:12 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:38 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:33 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 07 Mins 03 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 52 Mins 57 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:10 – 05:54
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:43 – 06:39
Abhijit Muhūrta11:50 – 12:35
Vijaya Muhūrta14:04 – 14:48
Godhūli Muhūrta17:34 – 17:58
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:46 – 18:14
Amṛta Kāla17:31 – 19:16
Niśīta Muhūrta23:50 – 00:35

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:49 – 12:12
Yamaganda14:59 – 16:23
Gulika Kāla08:02 – 09:26
Varjyam07:07 – 07:25
Dur Muhūrta 09:15 – 09:37

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (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):
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 · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:39 – 08:02 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:02 – 09:26 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:26 – 10:49 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:49 – 12:12 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:12 – 13:36 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:36 – 14:59 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:59 – 16:23 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:23 – 17:46 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:46 – 19:23 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:23 – 20:59 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:59 – 22:36 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:36 – 00:12 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:12 – 01:49 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:49 – 03:26 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:26 – 05:02 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:02 – 06:39 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5093
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1860194.27
Julian Day2448659.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.7427°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)38.57°
🪷 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 (23.7427°), declination -15.59°, EoT -14.38 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: 1992-02-07 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)