पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · January 30, 2016 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: 2073 Saumya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1938 Durmukhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1423
Malayalam Era: 1192
Nanakshahi: 547
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)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya285.49°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
चन्द्र Candra172.68°KanyāHasta P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala199.67°TulāSvātī P4
बुध Budha261.55°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati147.68°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
शुक्र Śukra253.30°DhanuMūla P4
शनि Śani229.67°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:43 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:40 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:11 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)22:50 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)10:30 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 57 Mins 42 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 02 Mins 18 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:15 – 05:59
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:48 – 06:43
Abhijit Muhūrta11:50 – 12:33
Vijaya Muhūrta14:01 – 14:45
Godhūli Muhūrta17:28 – 17:52
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:40 – 18:08
Amṛta Kāla17:25 – 19:10
Niśīta Muhūrta23:50 – 00:33

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:27 – 10:49
Yamaganda13:34 – 14:56
Gulika Kāla06:43 – 08:05
Varjyam07:10 – 07:28
Dur Muhūrta 09:16 – 09:38

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mudgara (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 Kāla06:43 – 08:05 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:05 – 09:27 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:27 – 10:49 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:49 – 12:11 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:11 – 13:34 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:34 – 14:56 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:56 – 16:18 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:18 – 17:40 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:40 – 19:18 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:18 – 20:56 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:56 – 22:34 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:34 – 00:11 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:11 – 01:49 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:49 – 03:27 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:27 – 05:05 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:05 – 06:43 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śani Walk (शनि यात्रा)
7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868952.27
Julian Day2457417.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0776°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)249.60°
🪷 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 (24.0776°), declination -17.86°, EoT -13.36 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: 2026-05-14T08:53:38.890Z