पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · January 21, 2053 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: 2110 Vyaya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1975 Śrīmukha
Bengali Saṁvat: 1460
Malayalam Era: 1229
Nanakshahi: 584
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya276.86°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
चन्द्र Candra288.96°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala17.84°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
बुध Budha284.97°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati189.46°TulāSvātī P1
शुक्र Śukra262.89°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
शनि Śani305.93°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:45 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:34 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:09 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:28 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:28 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 49 Mins 21 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 10 Mins 39 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:18 – 06:01
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:51 – 06:45
Abhijit Muhūrta11:48 – 12:31
Vijaya Muhūrta13:58 – 14:41
Godhūli Muhūrta17:22 – 17:46
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:34 – 18:01
Amṛta Kāla17:19 – 19:04
Niśīta Muhūrta23:48 – 00:31

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:52 – 16:13
Yamaganda09:27 – 10:48
Gulika Kāla12:09 – 13:31
Varjyam07:12 – 07:29
Dur Muhūrta 09:16 – 09:38

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:45 – 08:06 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:06 – 09:27 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:27 – 10:48 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:48 – 12:09 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:09 – 13:31 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:31 – 14:52 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:52 – 16:13 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:13 – 17:34 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:34 – 19:13 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:13 – 20:52 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:52 – 22:31 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:31 – 00:09 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:09 – 01:48 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:48 – 03:27 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:27 – 05:06 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla05:06 – 06:45 (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 Year5154
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1882458.27
Julian Day2470923.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.5942°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)12.76°
🪷 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 (24.5942°), declination -19.83°, EoT -11.26 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: 2053-01-21 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)