पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · January 18, 2001 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: 2058 Jaya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1923 Vṛṣa
Bengali Saṁvat: 1408
Malayalam Era: 1177
Nanakshahi: 532
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Navamī (24/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Svātī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śūla
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya274.14°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
चन्द्र Candra202.24°TulāViśākhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala200.87°TulāViśākhā P1
बुध Budha288.53°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati37.38°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4
शुक्र Śukra321.21°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
शनि Śani30.15°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:45 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:32 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:08 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)01:51 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)12:51 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 46 Mins 14 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 13 Mins 46 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:19 – 06:02
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:51 – 06:45
Abhijit Muhūrta11:47 – 12:30
Vijaya Muhūrta13:56 – 14:39
Godhūli Muhūrta17:20 – 17:44
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:32 – 17:58
Amṛta Kāla17:17 – 19:02
Niśīta Muhūrta23:47 – 00:30

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:29 – 14:50
Yamaganda06:45 – 08:06
Gulika Kāla09:27 – 10:48
Varjyam07:12 – 07:29
Dur Muhūrta 09:16 – 09:38

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
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 · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:45 – 08:06 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga08:06 – 09:27 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:27 – 10:48 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:48 – 12:08 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:08 – 13:29 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:29 – 14:50 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:50 – 16:11 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:11 – 17:32 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:32 – 19:11 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:11 – 20:50 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:50 – 22:29 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:29 – 00:08 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:08 – 01:48 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:48 – 03:27 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:27 – 05:06 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta05:06 – 06:45 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Bṛhaspati Walk (गुरु यात्रा)
8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5102
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1863462.27
Julian Day2451927.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.8676°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)284.93°
🪷 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 (23.8676°), declination -20.56°, EoT -10.35 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: 2001-01-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)