पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · February 7, 2000 CE

🪷 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: 2057 Vijaya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1922 Vikrama
Bengali Saṁvat: 1407
Malayalam Era: 1176
Nanakshahi: 531
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śatabhiṣā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Parigha
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya293.71°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
चन्द्र Candra310.79°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala332.33°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
बुध Budha308.96°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati4.93°MeṣaAśvinī P2
शुक्र Śukra262.40°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
शनि Śani16.99°MeṣaBharaṇī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:39 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:46 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:12 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:37 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:05 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 07 Mins 07 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 52 Mins 53 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:10 – 05:54
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:43 – 06:39
Abhijit Muhūrta11:50 – 12:35
Vijaya Muhūrta14:04 – 14:48
Godhūli Muhūrta17:34 – 17:58
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:46 – 18:14
Amṛta Kāla17:31 – 19:16
Niśīta Muhūrta23:50 – 00:35

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:02 – 09:26
Yamaganda10:49 – 12:12
Gulika Kāla13:36 – 14:59
Varjyam07:07 – 07:25
Dur Muhūrta 09:15 – 09:37

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhātṛ (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 · 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 Amṛta06:39 – 08:02 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:02 – 09:26 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:26 – 10:49 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:49 – 12:12 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:12 – 13:36 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:36 – 14:59 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:59 – 16:23 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:23 – 17:46 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:46 – 19:23 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:23 – 20:59 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:59 – 22:36 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:36 – 00:12 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:12 – 01:49 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:49 – 03:26 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:26 – 05:02 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:02 – 06:39 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5101
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1863116.27
Julian Day2451581.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.8544°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)17.84°
🪷 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 (23.8544°), declination -15.57°, EoT -14.38 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 for: 2000-02-07 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)