पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · January 17, 2005 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: 2062 Vilambī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1927 Pārthiva
Bengali Saṁvat: 1412
Malayalam Era: 1181
Nanakshahi: 536
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Saptamī (7/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Revatī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya273.10°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra0.08°MeṣaAśvinī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala231.49°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
बुध Budha255.76°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati174.87°KanyāCitrā P1
शुक्र Śukra255.20°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
शनि Śani89.57°MithunaPunarvasu P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:45 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:31 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:08 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)11:36 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)00:16 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 45 Mins 24 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 14 Mins 36 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:19 – 06:02
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:52 – 06:45
Abhijit Muhūrta11:47 – 12:30
Vijaya Muhūrta13:56 – 14:39
Godhūli Muhūrta17:19 – 17:43
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:31 – 17:58
Amṛta Kāla17:16 – 19:01
Niśīta Muhūrta23:47 – 00:30

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:06 – 09:27
Yamaganda10:47 – 12:08
Gulika Kāla13:29 – 14:49
Varjyam07:12 – 07:30
Dur Muhūrta 09:16 – 09:38

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
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 · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:45 – 08:06 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:06 – 09:27 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:27 – 10:47 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:47 – 12:08 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:08 – 13:29 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:29 – 14:49 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:49 – 16:10 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:10 – 17:31 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:31 – 19:10 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:10 – 20:49 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:49 – 22:29 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:29 – 00:08 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:08 – 01:47 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:47 – 03:27 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:27 – 05:06 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:06 – 06:45 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Candra Walk (चन्द्र यात्रा)
5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5106
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1864922.27
Julian Day2453387.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9235°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)83.84°
🪷 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 (23.9235°), declination -20.75°, EoT -10.03 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: 2026-05-14T07:42:35.403Z