पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · January 15, 2073 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 Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2130 Parābhava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1995 Vijaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1480
Malayalam Era: 1249
Nanakshahi: 604
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Saptamī (7/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Revatī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya270.62°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra344.83°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala265.57°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
बुध Budha277.83°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati67.22°MithunaĀrdrā P1
शुक्र Śukra315.30°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
शनि Śani207.90°TulāViśākhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:45 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:30 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:07 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)10:54 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)23:14 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 44 Mins 08 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 15 Mins 52 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 – 17:56
Amṛta Kāla17:15 – 19:00
Niśīta Muhūrta23:46 – 00:29

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:09 – 17:30
Yamaganda12:07 – 13:28
Gulika Kāla14:48 – 16:09
Varjyam07:12 – 07:29
Dur Muhūrta 09:16 – 09:37

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Sushira (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):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg06:45 – 08:06 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala08:06 – 09:26 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:26 – 10:47 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:47 – 12:07 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:07 – 13:28 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:28 – 14:48 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:48 – 16:09 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:09 – 17:30 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha17:30 – 19:09 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:09 – 20:48 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:48 – 22:28 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:28 – 00:07 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:07 – 01:47 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:47 – 03:26 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:26 – 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 Time

Kali Year5174
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1889757.27
Julian Day2478222.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.8733°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)77.12°
🪷 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 (24.8733°), declination -21.04°, 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 at: 2026-05-14T09:05:15.788Z