पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · February 6, 2025 CE

🪷 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: 2082 Kālayukta
Śaka Saṁvat: 1947 Viśvāvasu
Bengali Saṁvat: 1432
Malayalam Era: 1201
Nanakshahi: 556
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Navamī (9/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Kṛttikā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya293.29°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
चन्द्र Candra32.39°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala84.55°MithunaPunarvasu P2
बुध Budha290.42°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati47.03°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra336.71°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
शनि Śani323.88°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:39 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:46 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:12 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:08 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)01:30 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 07 Mins 02 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 52 Mins 58 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:10 – 05:54
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:43 – 06:39
Abhijit Muhūrta11:50 – 12:35
Vijaya Muhūrta14:04 – 14:48
Godhūli Muhūrta17:34 – 17:58
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:46 – 18:14
Amṛta Kāla17:31 – 19:16
Niśīta Muhūrta23:50 – 00:35

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:36 – 14:59
Yamaganda06:39 – 08:02
Gulika Kāla09:26 – 10:49
Varjyam07:07 – 07:24
Dur Muhūrta 09:15 – 09:37

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:39 – 08:02 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga08:02 – 09:26 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:26 – 10:49 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:49 – 12:12 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:12 – 13:36 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:36 – 14:59 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:59 – 16:23 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:23 – 17:46 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:46 – 19:23 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:23 – 20:59 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:59 – 22:36 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:36 – 00:12 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:12 – 01:49 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:49 – 03:26 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:26 – 05:02 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta05:02 – 06:39 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

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

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Navamī + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-04Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Kṛttikā)
-1626101-04-03Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Śukla Navamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872247.27
Julian Day2460712.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2036°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)98.06°
🪷 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 (24.2036°), declination -15.59°, EoT -14.30 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: 2026-05-14T06:36:17.574Z