पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · January 25, 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 Pañcamī (5/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Bhādrapadā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya280.54°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
चन्द्र Candra341.50°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala289.27°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
बुध Budha267.33°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati251.14°DhanuMūla P4
शुक्र Śukra318.21°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
शनि Śani327.60°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:44 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:36 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:10 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)10:08 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:21 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 52 Mins 09 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 07 Mins 51 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:17 – 06:01
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:50 – 06:44
Abhijit Muhūrta11:49 – 12:32
Vijaya Muhūrta13:59 – 14:43
Godhūli Muhūrta17:24 – 17:48
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:36 – 18:04
Amṛta Kāla17:21 – 19:06
Niśīta Muhūrta23:49 – 00:32

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:32 – 14:53
Yamaganda06:44 – 08:06
Gulika Kāla09:27 – 10:49
Varjyam07:12 – 07:29
Dur Muhūrta 09:17 – 09:38

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (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):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:44 – 08:06 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga08:06 – 09:27 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:27 – 10:49 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:49 – 12:10 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:10 – 13:32 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:32 – 14:53 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:53 – 16:15 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:15 – 17:36 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:36 – 19:15 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:15 – 20:53 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:53 – 22:32 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:32 – 00:10 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:10 – 01:49 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:49 – 03:27 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:27 – 05:06 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta05:06 – 06:44 (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 Year5097
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1861642.27
Julian Day2450107.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.7980°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)58.54°
🪷 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 (23.7980°), declination -19.17°, EoT -12.31 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: 2026-05-14T10:49:11.942Z