पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · January 19, 2060 CE

🪷 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: 2117 Vijaya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1982 Vikrama
Bengali Saṁvat: 1467
Malayalam Era: 1236
Nanakshahi: 591
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā (17/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Āśleṣā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya274.01°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
चन्द्र Candra109.49°KarkaAśleṣā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala290.39°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
बुध Budha285.48°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati25.44°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
शुक्र Śukra313.54°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
शनि Śani31.30°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:45 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:32 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:09 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)18:36 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)07:46 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 46 Mins 50 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 13 Mins 10 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:19 – 06:02
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:51 – 06:45
Abhijit Muhūrta11:47 – 12:30
Vijaya Muhūrta13:57 – 14:40
Godhūli Muhūrta17:20 – 17:44
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:32 – 17:59
Amṛta Kāla17:17 – 19:02
Niśīta Muhūrta23:47 – 00:30

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:06 – 09:27
Yamaganda10:48 – 12:09
Gulika Kāla13:30 – 14:50
Varjyam07:12 – 07:30
Dur Muhūrta 09:16 – 09:38

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mānasa (Auspicious)
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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:45 – 08:06 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:06 – 09:27 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:27 – 10:48 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:48 – 12:09 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:09 – 13:30 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:30 – 14:50 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:50 – 16:11 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:11 – 17:32 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:32 – 19:11 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:11 – 20:50 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:50 – 22:30 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:30 – 00:09 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:09 – 01:48 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:48 – 03:27 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:27 – 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 Year5161
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1885012.27
Julian Day2473477.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.6918°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)197.76°
🪷 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 (24.6918°), declination -20.42°, EoT -10.66 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: 2026-05-14T08:24:24.417Z