पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · January 29, 2090 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 12.8 · Chapter 12 · भक्तियोग · Bhakti-Yoga
मय्येव मन आधत्स्व मयि बुद्धिं निवेशय।निवसिष्यसि मय्येव अत ऊर्ध्वं न संशयः।।12.8।।
"12.8 Then let thy mind cling only to Me, let thy intellect abide in Me; and without doubt thou shalt live hereafter in Me alone." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 12.8's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2147 Rudhirodgāri
Śaka Saṁvat: 2012 Sādhāraṇa
Bengali Saṁvat: 1497
Malayalam Era: 1266
Nanakshahi: 621
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)Śakuni
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya284.49°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
चन्द्र Candra267.23°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala285.52°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
बुध Budha266.47°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati227.95°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
शुक्र Śukra293.52°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
शनि Śani38.62°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:42 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:40 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:11 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:43 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:22 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 57 Mins 45 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 02 Mins 15 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:15 – 05:59
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:48 – 06:42
Abhijit Muhūrta11:49 – 12:33
Vijaya Muhūrta14:01 – 14:45
Godhūli Muhūrta17:28 – 17:52
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:40 – 18:08
Amṛta Kāla17:25 – 19:10
Niśīta Muhūrta23:49 – 00:33

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:18 – 17:40
Yamaganda12:11 – 13:33
Gulika Kāla14:56 – 16:18
Varjyam07:10 – 07:27
Dur Muhūrta 09:16 – 09:38

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Amṛta (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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg06:42 – 08:05 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala08:05 – 09:27 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:27 – 10:49 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:49 – 12:11 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:11 – 13:33 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:33 – 14:56 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:56 – 16:18 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:18 – 17:40 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha17:40 – 19:18 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:18 – 20:56 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:56 – 22:33 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:33 – 00:11 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:11 – 01:49 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:49 – 03:27 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:27 – 05:05 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha05:05 – 06:42 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5191
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1895980.27
Julian Day2484445.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)25.1113°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)342.81°
🪷 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 (25.1113°), declination -17.84°, EoT -13.17 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: 2090-01-29 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)