पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · February 3, 2026 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: 2083 Siddhārthī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1948 Parābhava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1433
Malayalam Era: 1202
Nanakshahi: 557
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā (17/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Maghā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya289.99°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
चन्द्र Candra124.38°SiṃhaMaghā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala283.71°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
बुध Budha298.51°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati82.76°MithunaPunarvasu P1
शुक्र Śukra296.17°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
शनि Śani334.71°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:41 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:44 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:12 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)18:44 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)07:35 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 03 Mins 03 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 56 Mins 57 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 Kāla14:58 – 16:21
Yamaganda09:26 – 10:49
Gulika Kāla12:12 – 13:35
Varjyam07:08 – 07:26
Dur Muhūrta 09:15 – 09:37

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (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 Roga06:41 – 08:03 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:03 – 09:26 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:26 – 10:49 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:49 – 12:12 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:12 – 13:35 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:35 – 14:58 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:58 – 16:21 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:21 – 17:44 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:44 – 19:21 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:21 – 20:58 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:58 – 22:35 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:35 – 00:12 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:12 – 01:49 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:49 – 03:26 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:26 – 05:03 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla05:03 – 06:41 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Maṅgala Walk (मङ्गल यात्रा)
7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872609.27
Julian Day2461074.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2175°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)195.69°
🪷 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 (24.2175°), 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 at: 2026-05-14T04:46:24.571Z