पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · January 21, 1996 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: 2053 Virodhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1918 Dhātṛ
Bengali Saṁvat: 1403
Malayalam Era: 1172
Nanakshahi: 527
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya276.47°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
चन्द्र Candra283.60°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala286.12°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
बुध Budha271.52°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati250.28°DhanuMūla P4
शुक्र Śukra313.37°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
शनि Śani327.22°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:45 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:33 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:09 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:11 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:04 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 48 Mins 14 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 11 Mins 46 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:19 – 06:02
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:51 – 06:45
Abhijit Muhūrta11:48 – 12:31
Vijaya Muhūrta13:57 – 14:41
Godhūli Muhūrta17:21 – 17:45
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:33 – 18:00
Amṛta Kāla17:18 – 19:03
Niśīta Muhūrta23:48 – 00:31

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:12 – 17:33
Yamaganda12:09 – 13:30
Gulika Kāla14:51 – 16:12
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: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mausala (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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg06:45 – 08:06 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala08:06 – 09:27 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:27 – 10:48 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:48 – 12:09 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:09 – 13:30 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:30 – 14:51 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:51 – 16:12 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:12 – 17:33 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha17:33 – 19:12 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:12 – 20:51 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:51 – 22:30 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:30 – 00:09 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:09 – 01:48 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:48 – 03:27 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:27 – 05:06 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha05:06 – 06:45 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Sūrya Walk (सूर्य यात्रा)
6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5097
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1861638.27
Julian Day2450103.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.7979°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)6.98°
🪷 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 (23.7979°), declination -20.09°, EoT -11.26 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: 2026-05-14T09:35:08.891Z