पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · January 26, 2040 CE

🪷 आज: मकर सङ्क्रान्ति — Makara Saṅkrānti (Uttarāyaṇa)
Sun enters Capricorn; Uttarāyaṇa (north-going) begins. Bhīṣma's chosen mahaprasthāna time.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 11.23 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
रूपं महत्ते बहुवक्त्रनेत्रं

महाबाहो बहुबाहूरुपादम्।

बहूदरं बहुदंष्ट्राकरालं

दृष्ट्वा लोकाः प्रव्यथितास्तथाऽहम्।।11.23।।
"11.23 Seeing Thy stupendous Form, O Most Mighty, with its myriad faces, its innumerable eyes and limbs and terrible jaws, I myself and all the worlds are overwhelmed with awe." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.23's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2097 Śrīmukha
Śaka Saṁvat: 1962 Raudra
Bengali Saṁvat: 1447
Malayalam Era: 1216
Nanakshahi: 571
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Indra
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya281.26°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
चन्द्र Candra65.32°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala69.38°MithunaĀrdrā P1
बुध Budha294.37°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati156.52°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
शुक्र Śukra249.53°DhanuMūla P3
शनि Śani166.86°KanyāHasta P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:44 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:37 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:11 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:57 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)04:37 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 53 Mins 32 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 06 Mins 28 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:17 – 06:00
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:49 – 06:44
Abhijit Muhūrta11:49 – 12:32
Vijaya Muhūrta14:00 – 14:43
Godhūli Muhūrta17:25 – 17:49
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:37 – 18:05
Amṛta Kāla17:22 – 19:07
Niśīta Muhūrta23:49 – 00:32

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:32 – 14:54
Yamaganda06:44 – 08:06
Gulika Kāla09:27 – 10:49
Varjyam07:11 – 07:29
Dur Muhūrta 09:16 – 09:38

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Amṛta (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 · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:44 – 08:06 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga08:06 – 09:27 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:27 – 10:49 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:49 – 12:11 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:11 – 13:32 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:32 – 14:54 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:54 – 16:16 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:16 – 17:37 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:37 – 19:16 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:16 – 20:54 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:54 – 22:32 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:32 – 00:11 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:11 – 01:49 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:49 – 03:27 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:27 – 05:06 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta05:06 – 06:44 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5141
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1877714.27
Julian Day2466179.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.4127°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)142.57°
🪷 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 (24.4127°), declination -18.85°, 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 for: 2040-01-26 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)