पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · January 17, 2070 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: 2127 Śobhana
Śaka Saṁvat: 1992 Vikṛti
Bengali Saṁvat: 1477
Malayalam Era: 1246
Nanakshahi: 601
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pañcamī (5/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Bhādrapadā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Parigha
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya272.42°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra327.61°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala36.29°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P3
बुध Budha248.21°DhanuMūla P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati324.93°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
शुक्र Śukra240.43°DhanuMūla P1
शनि Śani173.81°KanyāCitrā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:45 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:31 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:08 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:52 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:46 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 45 Mins 35 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 14 Mins 25 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:19 – 06:02
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:52 – 06:45
Abhijit Muhūrta11:47 – 12:30
Vijaya Muhūrta13:56 – 14:39
Godhūli Muhūrta17:19 – 17:43
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:31 – 17:58
Amṛta Kāla17:16 – 19:01
Niśīta Muhūrta23:47 – 00:30

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:47 – 12:08
Yamaganda14:50 – 16:10
Gulika Kāla08:06 – 09:27
Varjyam07:12 – 07:29
Dur Muhūrta 09:16 – 09:37

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (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 · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:45 – 08:06 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:06 – 09:27 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:27 – 10:47 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:47 – 12:08 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:08 – 13:29 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:29 – 14:50 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:50 – 16:10 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:10 – 17:31 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:31 – 19:10 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:10 – 20:50 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:50 – 22:29 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:29 – 00:08 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:08 – 01:47 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:47 – 03:27 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:27 – 05:06 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:06 – 06:45 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śukra Walk (शुक्र यात्रा)
5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5171
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1888663.27
Julian Day2477128.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.8315°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)56.04°
🪷 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 (24.8315°), declination -20.71°, EoT -10.03 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: 2026-05-14T08:23:47.603Z