पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · February 8, 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 Saptamī (7/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Aśvinī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śubha
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya294.46°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
चन्द्र Candra10.18°MeṣaAśvinī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala332.53°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
बुध Budha309.98°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati252.07°DhanuMūla P4
शुक्र Śukra323.19°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
शनि Śani272.15°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:38 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:47 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:13 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)10:47 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)23:44 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 09 Mins 27 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 50 Mins 33 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:09 – 05:53
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:42 – 06:38
Abhijit Muhūrta11:50 – 12:35
Vijaya Muhūrta14:04 – 14:49
Godhūli Muhūrta17:35 – 17:59
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:47 – 18:15
Amṛta Kāla17:32 – 19:17
Niśīta Muhūrta23:50 – 00:35

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:13 – 13:36
Yamaganda08:02 – 09:25
Gulika Kāla10:49 – 12:13
Varjyam07:06 – 07:24
Dur Muhūrta 09:14 – 09:36

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Mānasa (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):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:38 – 08:02 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:02 – 09:25 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:25 – 10:49 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:49 – 12:13 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:13 – 13:36 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:36 – 15:00 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:00 – 16:24 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:24 – 17:47 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:47 – 19:24 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:24 – 21:00 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:00 – 22:36 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:36 – 00:13 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:13 – 01:49 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:49 – 03:25 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:25 – 05:02 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:02 – 06:38 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Saptamī + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:
-3101-02-18Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5180
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1891972.27
Julian Day2480437.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.9580°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)76.24°
🪷 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 (24.9580°), declination -15.00°, EoT -14.45 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: 2026-05-14T08:23:57.446Z