पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · January 16, 2061 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: 2118 Jaya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1983 Vṛṣa
Bengali Saṁvat: 1468
Malayalam Era: 1237
Nanakshahi: 592
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Daśamī (25/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Viśākhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śūla
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya271.71°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra208.20°TulāViśākhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala169.17°KanyāHasta P3
बुध Budha289.75°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati62.27°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P3
शुक्र Śukra257.08°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
शनि Śani45.76°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:45 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:30 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:08 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:27 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)13:20 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 44 Mins 54 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 15 Mins 06 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:19 – 06:02
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:52 – 06:45
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 Kāla16:10 – 17:30
Yamaganda12:08 – 13:28
Gulika Kāla14:49 – 16:10
Varjyam07:12 – 07:29
Dur Muhūrta 09:16 – 09:37

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Utpāta (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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg06:45 – 08:06 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala08:06 – 09:27 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:27 – 10:47 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:47 – 12:08 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:08 – 13:28 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:28 – 14:49 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:49 – 16:10 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:10 – 17:30 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha17:30 – 19:10 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:10 – 20:49 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:49 – 22:28 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:28 – 00:08 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:08 – 01:47 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:47 – 03:27 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:27 – 05:06 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha05:06 – 06:45 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Daśamī + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:
-0562-04-11Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Viśākhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5162
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1885375.27
Julian Day2473840.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.7057°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)295.50°
🪷 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 (24.7057°), declination -20.87°, 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: 2026-05-14T09:12:25.401Z