पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · February 4, 2078 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: 2135 Virodhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 2000 Vilambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1485
Malayalam Era: 1254
Nanakshahi: 609
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Saptamī (22/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Svātī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya290.66°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
चन्द्र Candra188.92°TulāSvātī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala189.41°TulāSvātī P1
बुध Budha290.66°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati225.07°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
शुक्र Śukra246.53°DhanuMūla P2
शनि Śani261.57°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:40 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:45 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:12 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)23:47 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)11:03 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 04 Mins 44 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 55 Mins 16 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:11 – 05:56
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:44 – 06:40
Abhijit Muhūrta11:50 – 12:34
Vijaya Muhūrta14:03 – 14:47
Godhūli Muhūrta17:33 – 17:57
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:45 – 18:12
Amṛta Kāla17:30 – 19:15
Niśīta Muhūrta23:50 – 00:34

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:49 – 12:12
Yamaganda14:58 – 16:21
Gulika Kāla08:03 – 09:26
Varjyam07:08 – 07:25
Dur Muhūrta 09:15 – 09:37

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvaja (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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:40 – 08:03 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:03 – 09:26 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:26 – 10:49 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:49 – 12:12 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:12 – 13:35 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:35 – 14:58 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:58 – 16:21 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:21 – 17:45 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:45 – 19:21 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:21 – 20:58 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:58 – 22:35 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:35 – 00:12 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:12 – 01:49 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:49 – 03:26 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:26 – 05:03 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:03 – 06:40 (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 Year5179
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1891603.27
Julian Day2480068.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.9439°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)260.42°
🪷 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 (24.9439°), declination -16.16°, EoT -14.09 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: 2078-02-04 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)