पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · February 12, 2013 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: 2070 Parābhava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1935 Vijaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1420
Malayalam Era: 1189
Nanakshahi: 544
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Bhādrapadā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya299.45°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
चन्द्र Candra321.84°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala313.68°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
बुध Budha316.18°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati42.14°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P1
शुक्र Śukra288.23°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
शनि Śani197.19°TulāSvātī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:35 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:50 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:13 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:50 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:34 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 14 Mins 41 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 45 Mins 19 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 Kāla15:01 – 16:26
Yamaganda09:24 – 10:48
Gulika Kāla12:13 – 13:37
Varjyam07:03 – 07:21
Dur Muhūrta 09:13 – 09:35

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (Auspicious)
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 · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:35 – 08:00 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:00 – 09:24 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:24 – 10:48 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:48 – 12:13 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:13 – 13:37 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:37 – 15:01 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:01 – 16:26 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:26 – 17:50 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:50 – 19:26 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:26 – 21:01 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:01 – 22:37 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:37 – 00:13 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:13 – 01:48 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:48 – 03:24 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:24 – 05:00 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla05:00 – 06:35 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Maṅgala Walk (मङ्गल यात्रा)
7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5114
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867870.27
Julian Day2456335.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0362°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)23.51°
🪷 Provenance & Methodology
Substrate: Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta
Method: Sūrya Siddhānta + Bhāskara-II iterative manda + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) evection + variation + annual equation
Tier-2 city localization: spherical astronomy + Lahiri ayanamsa (24.0362°), declination -13.69°, EoT -14.59 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 for: 2013-02-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)