पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · January 23, 2074 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: 2131 Plavaṅga
Śaka Saṁvat: 1996 Jaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1481
Malayalam Era: 1250
Nanakshahi: 605
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Anurādhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya278.50°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
चन्द्र Candra224.01°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala127.38°SiṃhaMaghā P3
बुध Budha294.63°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati102.96°KarkaPuṣya P3
शुक्र Śukra285.10°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
शनि Śani219.19°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:44 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:36 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:10 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)03:13 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)13:51 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 51 Mins 13 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 08 Mins 47 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:17 – 06:01
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:50 – 06:44
Abhijit Muhūrta11:48 – 12:32
Vijaya Muhūrta13:58 – 14:42
Godhūli Muhūrta17:24 – 17:48
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:36 – 18:03
Amṛta Kāla17:21 – 19:06
Niśīta Muhūrta23:48 – 00:32

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:53 – 16:14
Yamaganda09:27 – 10:49
Gulika Kāla12:10 – 13:31
Varjyam07:11 – 07:29
Dur Muhūrta 09:16 – 09:38

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (Inauspicious)
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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:44 – 08:06 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:06 – 09:27 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:27 – 10:49 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:49 – 12:10 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:10 – 13:31 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:31 – 14:53 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:53 – 16:14 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:14 – 17:36 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:36 – 19:14 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:14 – 20:53 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:53 – 22:31 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:31 – 00:10 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:10 – 01:49 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:49 – 03:27 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:27 – 05:06 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla05:06 – 06:44 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Maṅgala Walk (मङ्गल यात्रा)
7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5175
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1890130.27
Julian Day2478595.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.8876°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)306.45°
🪷 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 (24.8876°), declination -19.40°, EoT -11.81 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: 2026-05-14T09:26:13.064Z