पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · January 31, 2024 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: 2081 Piṅgala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1946 Krodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1431
Malayalam Era: 1200
Nanakshahi: 555
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī (21/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya286.45°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
चन्द्र Candra164.14°KanyāHasta P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala265.42°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
बुध Budha267.74°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati13.02°MeṣaAśvinī P4
शुक्र Śukra254.94°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
शनि Śani312.24°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:42 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:41 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:12 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)22:06 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:59 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 58 Mins 54 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 01 Mins 06 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:14 – 05:58
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:47 – 06:42
Abhijit Muhūrta11:50 – 12:34
Vijaya Muhūrta14:01 – 14:45
Godhūli Muhūrta17:29 – 17:53
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:41 – 18:09
Amṛta Kāla17:26 – 19:11
Niśīta Muhūrta23:50 – 00:34

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:12 – 13:34
Yamaganda08:05 – 09:27
Gulika Kāla10:49 – 12:12
Varjyam07:10 – 07:27
Dur Muhūrta 09:16 – 09:38

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:42 – 08:05 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:05 – 09:27 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:27 – 10:49 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:49 – 12:12 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:12 – 13:34 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:34 – 14:56 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:56 – 16:19 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:19 – 17:41 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:41 – 19:19 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:19 – 20:56 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:56 – 22:34 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:34 – 00:12 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:12 – 01:49 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:49 – 03:27 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:27 – 05:05 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:05 – 06:42 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Budha Walk (बुध यात्रा)
6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871875.27
Julian Day2460340.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1894°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)241.34°
🪷 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 (24.1894°), declination -17.57°, EoT -13.53 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: 2026-05-14T06:34:04.487Z