पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · January 16, 2036 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: 2093 Śukla
Śaka Saṁvat: 1958 Nala
Bengali Saṁvat: 1443
Malayalam Era: 1212
Nanakshahi: 567
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā (18/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Maghā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya271.11°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra127.25°SiṃhaMaghā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala359.06°MīnaRevatī P4
बुध Budha257.95°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati15.79°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
शुक्र Śukra309.01°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
शनि Śani112.59°KarkaAśleṣā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:46 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:30 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:08 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)20:09 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)08:56 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 44 Mins 08 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 15 Mins 52 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:20 – 06:03
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:52 – 06:46
Abhijit Muhūrta11:46 – 12:29
Vijaya Muhūrta13:55 – 14:38
Godhūli Muhūrta17:18 – 17:42
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:30 – 17:57
Amṛta Kāla17:15 – 19:00
Niśīta Muhūrta23:46 – 00:29

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:08 – 13:28
Yamaganda08:06 – 09:27
Gulika Kāla10:47 – 12:08
Varjyam07:13 – 07:30
Dur Muhūrta 09:16 – 09:38

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Mausala (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
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 Labha06:46 – 08:06 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:06 – 09:27 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:27 – 10:47 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:47 – 12:08 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:08 – 13:28 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:28 – 14:49 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:49 – 16:09 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:09 – 17:30 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:30 – 19:09 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:09 – 20:49 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:49 – 22:28 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:28 – 00:08 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:08 – 01:47 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:47 – 03:27 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:27 – 05:06 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:06 – 06:46 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Budha Walk (बुध यात्रा)
6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5137
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1876243.27
Julian Day2464708.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.3565°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)213.97°
🪷 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 (24.3565°), declination -21.04°, EoT -9.69 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: 2026-05-14T09:33:45.002Z