पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · February 2, 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 Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Navamī (24/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Anurādhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya289.42°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
चन्द्र Candra214.02°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala161.96°KanyāHasta P1
बुध Budha266.31°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati278.92°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
शुक्र Śukra274.83°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
शनि Śani339.88°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:41 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:43 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:12 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)01:47 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)12:34 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 01 Mins 54 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 58 Mins 06 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:13 – 05:57
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:46 – 06:41
Abhijit Muhūrta11:50 – 12:34
Vijaya Muhūrta14:02 – 14:46
Godhūli Muhūrta17:31 – 17:55
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:43 – 18:10
Amṛta Kāla17:28 – 19:13
Niśīta Muhūrta23:50 – 00:34

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:20 – 17:43
Yamaganda12:12 – 13:35
Gulika Kāla14:57 – 16:20
Varjyam07:09 – 07:26
Dur Muhūrta 09:15 – 09:37

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-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 · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg06:41 – 08:04 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala08:04 – 09:26 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:26 – 10:49 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:49 – 12:12 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:12 – 13:35 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:35 – 14:57 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:57 – 16:20 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:20 – 17:43 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha17:43 – 19:20 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:20 – 20:57 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:57 – 22:35 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:35 – 00:12 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:12 – 01:49 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:49 – 03:26 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:26 – 05:04 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha05:04 – 06:41 (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 Year5098
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1862016.27
Julian Day2450481.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.8123°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)287.93°
🪷 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 (23.8123°), declination -16.85°, EoT -13.84 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: 2026-05-14T09:51:57.525Z