पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · January 19, 1994 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: 2051 Sarvajit
Śaka Saṁvat: 1916 Bhāva
Bengali Saṁvat: 1401
Malayalam Era: 1170
Nanakshahi: 525
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Saptamī (7/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Revatī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya274.95°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
चन्द्र Candra356.22°MīnaRevatī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala269.25°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
बुध Budha284.85°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati198.46°TulāSvātī P4
शुक्र Śukra275.51°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
शनि Śani305.07°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:45 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:32 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:09 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)11:16 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)23:51 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 46 Mins 51 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 13 Mins 09 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:19 – 06:02
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:51 – 06:45
Abhijit Muhūrta11:47 – 12:30
Vijaya Muhūrta13:57 – 14:40
Godhūli Muhūrta17:20 – 17:44
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:32 – 17:59
Amṛta Kāla17:17 – 19:02
Niśīta Muhūrta23:47 – 00:30

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:09 – 13:30
Yamaganda08:06 – 09:27
Gulika Kāla10:48 – 12:09
Varjyam07:12 – 07:30
Dur Muhūrta 09:16 – 09:38

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (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 · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:45 – 08:06 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:06 – 09:27 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:27 – 10:48 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:48 – 12:09 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:09 – 13:30 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:30 – 14:50 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:50 – 16:11 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:11 – 17:32 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:32 – 19:11 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:11 – 20:50 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:50 – 22:30 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:30 – 00:09 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:09 – 01:48 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:48 – 03:27 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:27 – 05:06 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:06 – 06:45 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Budha Walk (बुध यात्रा)
6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5095
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1860906.27
Julian Day2449371.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.7699°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)82.45°
🪷 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 (23.7699°), declination -20.41°, EoT -10.66 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 at: 2026-05-14T08:45:25.926Z