पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · February 13, 2012 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: 2069 Viśvāvasu
Śaka Saṁvat: 1934 Nandana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1419
Malayalam Era: 1188
Nanakshahi: 543
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī (21/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya299.70°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
चन्द्र Candra187.73°TulāSvātī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala146.26°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
बुध Budha303.93°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati10.04°MeṣaAśvinī P4
शुक्र Śukra341.43°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
शनि Śani185.20°TulāCitrā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:35 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:50 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:13 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)23:05 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)10:24 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 15 Mins 01 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 44 Mins 59 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:05 – 05:50
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:39 – 06:35
Abhijit Muhūrta11:50 – 12:35
Vijaya Muhūrta14:05 – 14:50
Godhūli Muhūrta17:38 – 18:02
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:50 – 18:18
Amṛta Kāla17:35 – 19:20
Niśīta Muhūrta23:50 – 00:35

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:00 – 09:24
Yamaganda10:48 – 12:13
Gulika Kāla13:37 – 15:01
Varjyam07:03 – 07:21
Dur Muhūrta 09:13 – 09:35

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North
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):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:35 – 08:00 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:00 – 09:24 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:24 – 10:48 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:48 – 12:13 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:13 – 13:37 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:37 – 15:01 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:01 – 16:26 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:26 – 17:50 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:50 – 19:26 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:26 – 21:01 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:01 – 22:37 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:37 – 00:13 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:13 – 01:48 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:48 – 03:24 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:24 – 05:00 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:00 – 06:35 (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 Year5113
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867505.27
Julian Day2455970.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0223°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)246.12°
🪷 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 (24.0223°), declination -13.61°, EoT -14.60 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: 2026-05-14T08:35:34.495Z