पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · January 31, 2010 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: 2067 Śobhana
Śaka Saṁvat: 1932 Vikṛti
Bengali Saṁvat: 1417
Malayalam Era: 1186
Nanakshahi: 541
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Pratipada (16/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Āśleṣā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya287.05°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
चन्द्र Candra118.21°KarkaAśleṣā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala105.18°KarkaPuṣya P4
बुध Budha262.40°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati309.20°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
शुक्र Śukra291.52°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
शनि Śani160.16°KanyāHasta P1

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)18:26 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)07:26 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 59 Mins 22 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 00 Mins 38 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:14 – 05:58
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:47 – 06:42
Abhijit Muhūrta11:50 – 12:34
Vijaya Muhūrta14:02 – 14:45
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 Kāla16:19 – 17:41
Yamaganda12:12 – 13:34
Gulika Kāla14:56 – 16:19
Varjyam07:09 – 07:27
Dur Muhūrta 09:16 – 09:38

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (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 · 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 · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg06:42 – 08:04 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala08:04 – 09:27 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:27 – 10:49 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:49 – 12:12 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:12 – 13:34 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:34 – 14:56 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:56 – 16:19 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:19 – 17:41 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha17:41 – 19:19 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:19 – 20:56 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:56 – 22:34 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:34 – 00:12 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:12 – 01:49 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:49 – 03:27 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:27 – 05:04 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha05:04 – 06:42 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Sūrya Walk (सूर्य यात्रा)
6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5111
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1866762.27
Julian Day2455227.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9939°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)190.07°
🪷 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 (23.9939°), declination -17.46°, 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: 2026-05-14T09:30:54.081Z