पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · January 17, 2079 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: 2136 Paridhāvi
Śaka Saṁvat: 2001 Vikāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1486
Malayalam Era: 1255
Nanakshahi: 610
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pūrṇimā (15/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Punarvasu Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya272.10°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra86.32°MithunaPunarvasu P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala315.63°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
बुध Budha272.81°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati247.46°DhanuMūla P3
शुक्र Śukra295.95°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
शनि Śani269.58°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā 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)16:59 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)06:31 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 45 Mins 26 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 14 Mins 34 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 Kāla14:49 – 16:10
Yamaganda09:27 – 10:47
Gulika Kāla12:08 – 13:29
Varjyam07:12 – 07:30
Dur Muhūrta 09:16 – 09:38

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Lumba (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 · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:45 – 08:06 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:06 – 09:27 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:27 – 10:47 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:47 – 12:08 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:08 – 13:29 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:29 – 14:49 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:49 – 16:10 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:10 – 17:31 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:31 – 19:10 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:10 – 20:49 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:49 – 22:29 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:29 – 00:08 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:08 – 01:47 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:47 – 03:27 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:27 – 05:06 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla05:06 – 06:45 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

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

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Pūrṇimā + Punarvasu alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-04Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)
-1626101-04-03Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Punarvasu)
-0562-04-11Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5180
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1891950.27
Julian Day2480415.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.9572°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)175.91°
🪷 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 (24.9572°), declination -20.74°, 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: 2026-05-14T10:46:47.080Z