पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · February 7, 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 Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Pratipada (16/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Maghā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya293.68°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
चन्द्र Candra121.70°SiṃhaMaghā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala8.29°MeṣaAśvinī P3
बुध Budha275.88°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati143.26°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
शुक्र Śukra334.08°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
शनि Śani73.04°MithunaĀrdrā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:39 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:46 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:12 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)18:17 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)07:12 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 07 Mins 10 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 52 Mins 50 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:10 – 05:54
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:43 – 06:39
Abhijit Muhūrta11:50 – 12:35
Vijaya Muhūrta14:04 – 14:48
Godhūli Muhūrta17:34 – 17:58
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:46 – 18:14
Amṛta Kāla17:31 – 19:16
Niśīta Muhūrta23:50 – 00:35

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:26 – 10:49
Yamaganda13:36 – 14:59
Gulika Kāla06:39 – 08:02
Varjyam07:07 – 07:24
Dur Muhūrta 09:15 – 09:37

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (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):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:39 – 08:02 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:02 – 09:26 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:26 – 10:49 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:49 – 12:12 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:12 – 13:36 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:36 – 14:59 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:59 – 16:23 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:23 – 17:46 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:46 – 19:23 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:23 – 20:59 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:59 – 22:36 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:36 – 00:12 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:12 – 01:49 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:49 – 03:26 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:26 – 05:02 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:02 – 06:39 (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)1864577.27
Julian Day2453042.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9103°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)187.58°
🪷 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 (23.9103°), declination -15.56°, EoT -14.38 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: 2026-05-14T05:19:13.826Z