पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · January 20, 1997 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: 2054 Vikṛti
Śaka Saṁvat: 1919 Īśvara
Bengali Saṁvat: 1404
Malayalam Era: 1173
Nanakshahi: 528
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya276.21°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
चन्द्र Candra56.10°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala160.42°KanyāHasta P1
बुध Budha252.13°DhanuMūla P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati275.87°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
शुक्र Śukra258.54°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
शनि Śani338.75°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2

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)14:39 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)04:18 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 48 Mins 01 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 11 Mins 59 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:19 – 06:02
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:51 – 06:45
Abhijit Muhūrta11:47 – 12:31
Vijaya Muhūrta13:57 – 14:40
Godhūli Muhūrta17:21 – 17:45
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:33 – 18:00
Amṛta Kāla17:18 – 19:03
Niśīta Muhūrta23:47 – 00:31

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:06 – 09:27
Yamaganda10:48 – 12:09
Gulika Kāla13:30 – 14:51
Varjyam07:12 – 07:29
Dur Muhūrta 09:16 – 09:38

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:45 – 08:06 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:06 – 09:27 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:27 – 10:48 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:48 – 12:09 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:09 – 13:30 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:30 – 14:51 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:51 – 16:12 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:12 – 17:33 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:33 – 19:12 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:12 – 20:51 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:51 – 22:30 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:30 – 00:09 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:09 – 01:48 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:48 – 03:27 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:27 – 05:06 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:06 – 06:45 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Candra Walk (चन्द्र यात्रा)
5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5098
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1862003.27
Julian Day2450468.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.8118°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)138.65°
🪷 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 (23.8118°), declination -20.14°, EoT -10.96 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: 2026-05-14T06:27:04.965Z