पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · January 30, 1998 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: 2055 Khara
Śaka Saṁvat: 1920 Bahudhānya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1405
Malayalam Era: 1174
Nanakshahi: 529
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śatabhiṣā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Varīyān
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya286.11°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
चन्द्र Candra310.30°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala309.86°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
बुध Budha270.69°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati304.89°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
शुक्र Śukra265.48°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
शनि Śani351.44°MīnaRevatī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:42 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:41 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:11 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:05 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:32 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 58 Mins 07 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 01 Mins 53 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:15 – 05:59
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:48 – 06:42
Abhijit Muhūrta11:50 – 12:33
Vijaya Muhūrta14:01 – 14:45
Godhūli Muhūrta17:29 – 17:53
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:41 – 18:08
Amṛta Kāla17:26 – 19:11
Niśīta Muhūrta23:50 – 00:33

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:49 – 12:11
Yamaganda14:56 – 16:18
Gulika Kāla08:05 – 09:27
Varjyam07:10 – 07:27
Dur Muhūrta 09:16 – 09:38

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Utpāta (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 · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:42 – 08:05 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:05 – 09:27 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:27 – 10:49 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:49 – 12:11 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:11 – 13:34 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:34 – 14:56 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:56 – 16:18 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:18 – 17:41 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:41 – 19:18 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:18 – 20:56 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:56 – 22:34 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:34 – 00:11 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:11 – 01:49 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:49 – 03:27 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:27 – 05:05 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:05 – 06:42 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śukra Walk (शुक्र यात्रा)
5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5099
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1862378.27
Julian Day2450843.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.8262°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)21.89°
🪷 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 (23.8262°), declination -17.76°, EoT -13.36 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: 2026-05-14T07:42:44.320Z