पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · February 12, 2000 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: 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 Saptamī (7/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Bharaṇī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śukla
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya298.77°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
चन्द्र Candra16.74°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala336.15°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
बुध Budha316.42°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati5.68°MeṣaAśvinī P2
शुक्र Śukra268.57°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
शनि Śani17.24°MeṣaBharaṇī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:36 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:49 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:13 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)10:53 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)23:56 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 13 Mins 34 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 46 Mins 26 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:06 – 05:51
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:40 – 06:36
Abhijit Muhūrta11:50 – 12:35
Vijaya Muhūrta14:05 – 14:50
Godhūli Muhūrta17:37 – 18:01
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:49 – 18:18
Amṛta Kāla17:34 – 19:19
Niśīta Muhūrta23:50 – 00:35

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:24 – 10:49
Yamaganda13:37 – 15:01
Gulika Kāla06:36 – 08:00
Varjyam07:04 – 07:22
Dur Muhūrta 09:13 – 09:36

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:36 – 08:00 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:00 – 09:24 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:24 – 10:49 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:49 – 12:13 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:13 – 13:37 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:37 – 15:01 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:01 – 16:25 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:25 – 17:49 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:49 – 19:25 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:25 – 21:01 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:01 – 22:37 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:37 – 00:13 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:13 – 01:49 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:49 – 03:24 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:24 – 05:00 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:00 – 06:36 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śani Walk (शनि यात्रा)
7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5101
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1863121.27
Julian Day2451586.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.8546°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)79.98°
🪷 Provenance & Methodology
Substrate: Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta
Method: Sūrya Siddhānta + Bhāskara-II iterative manda + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) evection + variation + annual equation
Tier-2 city localization: spherical astronomy + Lahiri ayanamsa (23.8546°), declination -13.97°, EoT -14.59 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: 2000-02-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)