पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · February 4, 2008 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: 2065 Plava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1930 Sarvadhāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1415
Malayalam Era: 1184
Nanakshahi: 539
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī (27/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mūla Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya290.61°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
चन्द्र Candra253.80°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala60.12°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P3
बुध Budha296.37°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati257.26°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
शुक्र Śukra259.10°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
शनि Śani132.59°SiṃhaMaghā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:40 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:44 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:12 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:29 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:01 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 03 Mins 29 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 56 Mins 31 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:12 – 05:56
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:45 – 06:40
Abhijit Muhūrta11:50 – 12:34
Vijaya Muhūrta14:03 – 14:47
Godhūli Muhūrta17:32 – 17:56
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:44 – 18:12
Amṛta Kāla17:29 – 19:14
Niśīta Muhūrta23:50 – 00:34

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:03 – 09:26
Yamaganda10:49 – 12:12
Gulika Kāla13:35 – 14:58
Varjyam07:08 – 07:26
Dur Muhūrta 09:15 – 09:37

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Gada (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 · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:40 – 08:03 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:03 – 09:26 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:26 – 10:49 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:49 – 12:12 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:12 – 13:35 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:35 – 14:58 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:58 – 16:21 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:21 – 17:44 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:44 – 19:21 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:21 – 20:58 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:58 – 22:35 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:35 – 00:12 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:12 – 01:49 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:49 – 03:26 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:26 – 05:03 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:03 – 06:40 (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 Year5109
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1866035.27
Julian Day2454500.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9660°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)322.13°
🪷 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 (23.9660°), declination -16.46°, EoT -14.09 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: 2026-05-14T08:16:07.745Z