पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · February 12, 2003 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: 2060 Durmukhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1925 Subhānu
Bengali Saṁvat: 1410
Malayalam Era: 1179
Nanakshahi: 534
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Daśamī (10/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya299.00°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
चन्द्र Candra57.49°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala232.72°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
बुध Budha274.78°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati107.84°KarkaAśleṣā P1
शुक्र Śukra254.52°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
शनि Śani58.22°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:36 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:50 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:13 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)13:17 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:56 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 13 Mins 56 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 46 Mins 04 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 Muhūrta17:38 – 18:02
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:50 – 18:18
Amṛta Kāla17:35 – 19:20
Niśīta Muhūrta23:50 – 00:35

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:13 – 13:37
Yamaganda08:00 – 09:24
Gulika Kāla10:48 – 12:13
Varjyam07:04 – 07:22
Dur Muhūrta 09:13 – 09:35

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (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 · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:36 – 08:00 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:00 – 09:24 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:24 – 10:48 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:48 – 12:13 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:13 – 13:37 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:37 – 15:01 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:01 – 16:25 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:25 – 17:50 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:50 – 19:25 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:25 – 21:01 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:01 – 22:37 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:37 – 00:13 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:13 – 01:48 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:48 – 03:24 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:24 – 05:00 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:00 – 06:36 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Budha Walk (बुध यात्रा)
6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5104
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1864217.27
Julian Day2452682.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.8965°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)119.35°
🪷 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 (23.8965°), declination -13.88°, 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 at: 2026-05-14T07:29:57.863Z