पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · January 29, 2071 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 Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2128 Krodhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1993 Khara
Bengali Saṁvat: 1478
Malayalam Era: 1247
Nanakshahi: 602
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya284.36°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
चन्द्र Candra259.46°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala260.50°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
बुध Budha274.78°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati357.42°MīnaRevatī P4
शुक्र Śukra310.45°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
शनि Śani186.01°TulāCitrā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:43 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:40 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:11 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:14 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:49 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 57 Mins 19 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 02 Mins 41 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:15 – 05:59
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:48 – 06:43
Abhijit Muhūrta11:49 – 12:33
Vijaya Muhūrta14:01 – 14:45
Godhūli Muhūrta17:28 – 17:52
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:40 – 18:07
Amṛta Kāla17:25 – 19:10
Niśīta Muhūrta23:49 – 00:33

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:33 – 14:56
Yamaganda06:43 – 08:05
Gulika Kāla09:27 – 10:49
Varjyam07:10 – 07:28
Dur Muhūrta 09:16 – 09:38

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:43 – 08:05 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga08:05 – 09:27 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:27 – 10:49 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:49 – 12:11 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:11 – 13:33 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:33 – 14:56 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:56 – 16:18 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:18 – 17:40 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:40 – 19:18 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:18 – 20:56 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:56 – 22:33 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:33 – 00:11 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:11 – 01:49 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:49 – 03:27 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:27 – 05:05 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta05:05 – 06:43 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Bṛhaspati Walk (गुरु यात्रा)
8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5172
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1889040.27
Julian Day2477505.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.8459°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)334.02°
🪷 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 (24.8459°), declination -17.95°, EoT -13.17 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: 2071-01-29 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)