पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · February 3, 2022 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: 2079 Rākṣasa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1944 Śubhakṛt
Bengali Saṁvat: 1429
Malayalam Era: 1198
Nanakshahi: 553
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Tṛtīyā (3/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śatabhiṣā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Parigha
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya290.02°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
चन्द्र Candra314.00°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala252.48°DhanuMūla P4
बुध Budha269.92°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati313.51°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
शुक्र Śukra256.89°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
शनि Śani291.62°MakaraŚravaṇa P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:41 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:44 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:12 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:02 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:34 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 03 Mins 01 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 56 Mins 59 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:12 – 05:56
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:45 – 06:41
Abhijit Muhūrta11:50 – 12:34
Vijaya Muhūrta14:03 – 14:47
Godhūli Muhūrta17:32 – 17:56
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:44 – 18:11
Amṛta Kāla17:29 – 19:14
Niśīta Muhūrta23:50 – 00:34

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:35 – 14:58
Yamaganda06:41 – 08:03
Gulika Kāla09:26 – 10:49
Varjyam07:08 – 07:26
Dur Muhūrta 09:15 – 09:37

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:41 – 08:03 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga08:03 – 09:26 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:26 – 10:49 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:49 – 12:12 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:12 – 13:35 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:35 – 14:58 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:58 – 16:21 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:21 – 17:44 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:44 – 19:21 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:21 – 20:58 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:58 – 22:35 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:35 – 00:12 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:12 – 01:49 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:49 – 03:26 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:26 – 05:03 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta05:03 – 06:41 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Bṛhaspati Walk (गुरु यात्रा)
8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871148.27
Julian Day2459613.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1616°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)24.51°
🪷 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 (24.1616°), declination -16.57°, EoT -13.97 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: 2022-02-03 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)