पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · January 25, 2028 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: 2085 Durmati
Śaka Saṁvat: 1950 Kīlaka
Bengali Saṁvat: 1435
Malayalam Era: 1204
Nanakshahi: 559
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)Śakuni
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya280.33°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
चन्द्र Candra262.86°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala292.18°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
बुध Budha295.07°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati152.82°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
शुक्र Śukra319.49°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
शनि Śani357.73°MīnaRevatī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:44 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:37 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:10 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:43 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:19 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 52 Mins 24 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 07 Mins 36 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:17 – 06:01
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:50 – 06:44
Abhijit Muhūrta11:49 – 12:32
Vijaya Muhūrta13:59 – 14:43
Godhūli Muhūrta17:25 – 17:49
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:37 – 18:04
Amṛta Kāla17:22 – 19:07
Niśīta Muhūrta23:49 – 00:32

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:54 – 16:15
Yamaganda09:27 – 10:49
Gulika Kāla12:10 – 13:32
Varjyam07:11 – 07:29
Dur Muhūrta 09:16 – 09:38

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhātṛ (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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:44 – 08:06 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:06 – 09:27 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:27 – 10:49 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:49 – 12:10 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:10 – 13:32 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:32 – 14:54 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:54 – 16:15 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:15 – 17:37 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:37 – 19:15 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:15 – 20:54 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:54 – 22:32 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:32 – 00:10 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:10 – 01:49 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:49 – 03:27 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:27 – 05:06 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla05:06 – 06:44 (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 Year5129
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873330.27
Julian Day2461795.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2451°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)342.58°
🪷 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 (24.2451°), declination -19.12°, EoT -12.31 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: 2026-05-14T10:55:55.692Z