पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · January 15, 2057 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 8.17 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga
सहस्रयुगपर्यन्तमहर्यद्ब्रह्मणो विदुः।

रात्रिं युगसहस्रान्तां तेऽहोरात्रविदो जनाः।।8.17।।
"8.17 Those who understand the cosmic day and cosmic night know that one day of creation is a thousand cycles, and that the night is of equal length." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 8.17's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2114 Vikṛti
Śaka Saṁvat: 1979 Īśvara
Bengali Saṁvat: 1464
Malayalam Era: 1233
Nanakshahi: 588
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Daśamī (10/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Bharaṇī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śubha
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya270.72°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra26.92°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala102.62°KarkaPuṣya P3
बुध Budha247.11°DhanuMūla P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati292.09°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
शुक्र Śukra316.33°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
शनि Śani351.39°MīnaRevatī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:45 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:29 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:07 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)13:14 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:31 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 44 Mins 03 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 15 Mins 57 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:20 – 06:02
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:52 – 06:45
Abhijit Muhūrta11:46 – 12:29
Vijaya Muhūrta13:55 – 14:38
Godhūli Muhūrta17:17 – 17:41
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:29 – 17:56
Amṛta Kāla17:14 – 18:59
Niśīta Muhūrta23:46 – 00:29

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:06 – 09:26
Yamaganda10:47 – 12:07
Gulika Kāla13:28 – 14:48
Varjyam07:12 – 07:29
Dur Muhūrta 09:16 – 09:37

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:45 – 08:06 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:06 – 09:26 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:26 – 10:47 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:47 – 12:07 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:07 – 13:28 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:28 – 14:48 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:48 – 16:09 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:09 – 17:29 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:29 – 19:09 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:09 – 20:48 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:48 – 22:28 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:28 – 00:07 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:07 – 01:47 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:47 – 03:26 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:26 – 05:06 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:06 – 06:45 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5158
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1883913.27
Julian Day2472378.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.6498°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)114.28°
🪷 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 (24.6498°), declination -21.06°, EoT -9.35 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: 2057-01-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)