पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · January 17, 2075 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: 2132 Kīlaka
Śaka Saṁvat: 1997 Manmatha
Bengali Saṁvat: 1482
Malayalam Era: 1251
Nanakshahi: 606
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)Kiṃstughna
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya272.13°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra275.75°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala282.43°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
बुध Budha272.23°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati137.73°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
शुक्र Śukra226.17°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
शनि Śani229.08°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā 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)07:00 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:46 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 45 Mins 24 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 14 Mins 36 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 Kāla13:29 – 14:49
Yamaganda06:45 – 08:06
Gulika Kāla09:27 – 10:47
Varjyam07:12 – 07:30
Dur Muhūrta 09:16 – 09:38

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:45 – 08:06 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga08:06 – 09:27 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:27 – 10:47 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:47 – 12:08 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:08 – 13:29 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:29 – 14:49 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:49 – 16:10 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:10 – 17:31 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:31 – 19:10 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:10 – 20:49 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:49 – 22:29 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:29 – 00:08 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:08 – 01:47 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:47 – 03:27 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:27 – 05:06 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta05:06 – 06:45 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5176
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1890489.27
Julian Day2478954.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.9013°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)4.44°
🪷 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 (24.9013°), declination -20.75°, 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: 2026-05-14T06:28:35.756Z