पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · January 29, 2001 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: 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)Śukla Pañcamī (5/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Bhādrapadā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya285.33°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
चन्द्र Candra334.24°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala207.04°TulāViśākhā P3
बुध Budha303.76°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati37.31°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4
शुक्र Śukra331.88°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
शनि Śani30.12°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:43 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:40 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:11 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:26 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:28 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 57 Mins 18 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 02 Mins 42 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:15 – 05:59
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:48 – 06:43
Abhijit Muhūrta11:49 – 12:33
Vijaya Muhūrta14:01 – 14:45
Godhūli Muhūrta17:28 – 17:52
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:40 – 18:07
Amṛta Kāla17:25 – 19:10
Niśīta Muhūrta23:49 – 00:33

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:05 – 09:27
Yamaganda10:49 – 12:11
Gulika Kāla13:33 – 14:56
Varjyam07:10 – 07:28
Dur Muhūrta 09:16 – 09:38

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (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):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:43 – 08:05 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:05 – 09:27 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:27 – 10:49 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:49 – 12:11 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:11 – 13:33 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:33 – 14:56 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:56 – 16:18 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:18 – 17:40 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:40 – 19:18 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:18 – 20:56 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:56 – 22:33 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:33 – 00:11 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:11 – 01:49 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:49 – 03:27 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:27 – 05:05 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:05 – 06:43 (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 Year5102
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1863473.27
Julian Day2451938.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.8681°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)52.67°
🪷 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 (23.8681°), declination -17.95°, EoT -13.17 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: 2026-05-14T07:40:34.558Z