पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · January 26, 2030 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: 2087 Rudhirodgāri
Śaka Saṁvat: 1952 Sādhāraṇa
Bengali Saṁvat: 1437
Malayalam Era: 1206
Nanakshahi: 561
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Saptamī (22/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya281.84°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
चन्द्र Candra182.42°TulāCitrā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala309.73°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
बुध Budha257.28°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati210.24°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
शुक्र Śukra253.77°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
शनि Śani23.78°MeṣaBharaṇī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:44 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:38 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:11 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)23:50 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)11:16 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 53 Mins 59 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 06 Mins 01 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:16 – 06:00
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:49 – 06:44
Abhijit Muhūrta11:49 – 12:32
Vijaya Muhūrta14:00 – 14:43
Godhūli Muhūrta17:26 – 17:50
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:38 – 18:05
Amṛta Kāla17:23 – 19:08
Niśīta Muhūrta23:49 – 00:32

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:27 – 10:49
Yamaganda13:32 – 14:54
Gulika Kāla06:44 – 08:05
Varjyam07:11 – 07:28
Dur Muhūrta 09:16 – 09:38

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mudgara (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):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:44 – 08:05 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:05 – 09:27 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:27 – 10:49 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:49 – 12:11 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:11 – 13:32 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:32 – 14:54 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:54 – 16:16 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:16 – 17:38 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:38 – 19:16 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:16 – 20:54 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:54 – 22:32 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:32 – 00:11 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:11 – 01:49 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:49 – 03:27 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:27 – 05:05 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:05 – 06:44 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śani Walk (शनि यात्रा)
7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5131
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1874062.27
Julian Day2462527.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2730°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)260.82°
🪷 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 (24.2730°), declination -18.74°, EoT -12.54 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: 2026-05-14T09:51:52.236Z