पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · January 24, 2004 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: 2061 Hemalambī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1926 Tāraṇa
Bengali Saṁvat: 1411
Malayalam Era: 1180
Nanakshahi: 535
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Tṛtīyā (3/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śatabhiṣā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Varīyān
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya279.47°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
चन्द्र Candra308.02°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala359.43°MīnaRevatī P4
बुध Budha256.31°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati144.41°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
शुक्र Śukra317.33°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
शनि Śani73.91°MithunaĀrdrā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:45 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:36 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:10 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:22 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:46 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 51 Mins 12 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 08 Mins 48 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:18 – 06:01
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:50 – 06:45
Abhijit Muhūrta11:48 – 12:32
Vijaya Muhūrta13:59 – 14:42
Godhūli Muhūrta17:24 – 17:48
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:36 – 18:03
Amṛta Kāla17:21 – 19:06
Niśīta Muhūrta23:48 – 00:32

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:27 – 10:49
Yamaganda13:32 – 14:53
Gulika Kāla06:45 – 08:06
Varjyam07:12 – 07:29
Dur Muhūrta 09:17 – 09:38

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Śubha (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 Kāla06:45 – 08:06 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:06 – 09:27 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:27 – 10:49 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:49 – 12:10 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:10 – 13:32 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:32 – 14:53 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:53 – 16:14 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:14 – 17:36 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:36 – 19:14 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:14 – 20:53 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:53 – 22:32 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:32 – 00:10 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:10 – 01:49 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:49 – 03:27 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:27 – 05:06 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:06 – 06:45 (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 Year5105
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1864563.27
Julian Day2453028.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9097°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)29.03°
🪷 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 (23.9097°), declination -19.40°, EoT -12.06 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: 2026-05-14T05:20:10.689Z