पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · January 31, 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 Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī (21/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya287.34°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
चन्द्र Candra170.14°KanyāHasta P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala241.28°DhanuMūla P1
बुध Budha277.37°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati175.27°KanyāCitrā P1
शुक्र Śukra272.75°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
शनि Śani88.45°MithunaPunarvasu P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:42 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:41 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:12 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)22:31 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)10:15 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 59 Mins 37 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 00 Mins 23 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:14 – 05:58
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:47 – 06:42
Abhijit Muhūrta11:50 – 12:34
Vijaya Muhūrta14:02 – 14:46
Godhūli Muhūrta17:29 – 17:53
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:41 – 18:09
Amṛta Kāla17:26 – 19:11
Niśīta Muhūrta23:50 – 00:34

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:04 – 09:27
Yamaganda10:49 – 12:12
Gulika Kāla13:34 – 14:57
Varjyam07:09 – 07:27
Dur Muhūrta 09:16 – 09:38

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (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):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:42 – 08:04 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:04 – 09:27 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:27 – 10:49 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:49 – 12:12 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:12 – 13:34 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:34 – 14:57 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:57 – 16:19 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:19 – 17:41 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:41 – 19:19 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:19 – 20:57 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:57 – 22:34 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:34 – 00:12 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:12 – 01:49 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:49 – 03:27 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:27 – 05:04 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:04 – 06:42 (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)1864936.27
Julian Day2453401.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9240°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)246.09°
🪷 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 (23.9240°), declination -17.40°, EoT -13.53 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: 2026-05-14T07:42:34.502Z