पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · January 23, 2080 CE

🪷 आज: मकर सङ्क्रान्ति — Makara Saṅkrānti (Uttarāyaṇa)
Sun enters Capricorn; Uttarāyaṇa (north-going) begins. Bhīṣma's chosen mahaprasthāna time.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 8.13 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga
ओमित्येकाक्षरं ब्रह्म व्याहरन्मामनुस्मरन्।

यः प्रयाति त्यजन्देहं स याति परमां गतिम्।।8.13।।
"8.13 Repeating Om, the Symbol of Eternity, holding Me always in remembrance, he who thus leaves his body and goes forth reaches the Spirit Supreme." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 8.13's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2137 Pramādī
Śaka Saṁvat: 2002 Śārvarī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1487
Malayalam Era: 1256
Nanakshahi: 611
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya277.95°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
चन्द्र Candra288.53°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala202.72°TulāViśākhā P1
बुध Budha294.15°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati274.49°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
शुक्र Śukra247.81°DhanuMūla P3
शनि Śani280.42°MakaraŚravaṇa P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:45 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:35 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:10 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:22 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:22 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 50 Mins 45 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 09 Mins 15 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:18 – 06:01
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:50 – 06:45
Abhijit Muhūrta11:48 – 12:32
Vijaya Muhūrta13:58 – 14:42
Godhūli Muhūrta17:23 – 17:47
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:35 – 18:02
Amṛta Kāla17:20 – 19:05
Niśīta Muhūrta23:48 – 00:32

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:53 – 16:14
Yamaganda09:27 – 10:49
Gulika Kāla12:10 – 13:31
Varjyam07:12 – 07:29
Dur Muhūrta 09:16 – 09:38

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:45 – 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 – 17:35 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:35 – 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 – 06:45 (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 Time

Kali Year5181
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1892321.27
Julian Day2480786.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.9714°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)11.75°
🪷 Provenance & Methodology
Substrate: Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta
Method: Sūrya Siddhānta + Bhāskara-II iterative manda + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) evection + variation + annual equation
Tier-2 city localization: spherical astronomy + Lahiri ayanamsa (24.9714°), declination -19.50°, 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 for: 2080-01-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)