पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · February 2, 2018 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: 2075 Virodhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1940 Vilambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1425
Malayalam Era: 1194
Nanakshahi: 549
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā (17/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Maghā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya289.03°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
चन्द्र Candra129.44°SiṃhaMaghā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala219.59°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
बुध Budha278.07°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati207.04°TulāViśākhā P3
शुक्र Śukra294.47°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
शनि Śani250.69°DhanuMūla P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:41 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:43 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:12 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)19:11 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)07:56 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 01 Mins 47 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 58 Mins 13 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:13 – 05:57
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:46 – 06:41
Abhijit Muhūrta11:50 – 12:34
Vijaya Muhūrta14:02 – 14:46
Godhūli Muhūrta17:31 – 17:55
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:43 – 18:10
Amṛta Kāla17:28 – 19:13
Niśīta Muhūrta23:50 – 00:34

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:49 – 12:12
Yamaganda14:57 – 16:20
Gulika Kāla08:04 – 09:26
Varjyam07:09 – 07:26
Dur Muhūrta 09:15 – 09:38

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (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 · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:41 – 08:04 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:04 – 09:26 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:26 – 10:49 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:49 – 12:12 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:12 – 13:35 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:35 – 14:57 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:57 – 16:20 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:20 – 17:43 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:43 – 19:20 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:20 – 20:57 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:57 – 22:35 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:35 – 00:12 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:12 – 01:49 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:49 – 03:26 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:26 – 05:04 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:04 – 06:41 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śukra Walk (शुक्र यात्रा)
5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869686.27
Julian Day2458151.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1057°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)200.25°
🪷 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 (24.1057°), declination -16.87°, EoT -13.84 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: 2026-05-14T09:54:50.345Z