पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · February 8, 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 Śukla 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)Śukla Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Ārdrā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya294.54°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
चन्द्र Candra78.28°MithunaĀrdrā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala303.24°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
बुध Budha282.03°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati151.97°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
शुक्र Śukra336.07°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
शनि Śani358.67°MīnaRevatī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:38 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:47 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:13 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:59 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)04:36 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 08 Mins 39 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 51 Mins 21 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:09 – 05:54
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:43 – 06:38
Abhijit Muhūrta11:50 – 12:35
Vijaya Muhūrta14:04 – 14:49
Godhūli Muhūrta17:35 – 17:59
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:47 – 18:15
Amṛta Kāla17:32 – 19:17
Niśīta Muhūrta23:50 – 00:35

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:00 – 16:23
Yamaganda09:25 – 10:49
Gulika Kāla12:13 – 13:36
Varjyam07:06 – 07:24
Dur Muhūrta 09:14 – 09:37

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (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 · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:38 – 08:02 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:02 – 09:25 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:25 – 10:49 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:49 – 12:13 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:13 – 13:36 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:36 – 15:00 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:00 – 16:23 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:23 – 17:47 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:47 – 19:23 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:23 – 21:00 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:00 – 22:36 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:36 – 00:13 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:13 – 01:49 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:49 – 03:25 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:25 – 05:02 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla05:02 – 06:38 (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)1873344.27
Julian Day2461809.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2456°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)145.18°
🪷 Provenance & Methodology
Substrate: Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta
Method: Sūrya Siddhānta + Bhāskara-II iterative manda + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) evection + variation + annual equation
Tier-2 city localization: spherical astronomy + Lahiri ayanamsa (24.2456°), declination -15.19°, EoT -14.45 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: 2028-02-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)