पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · January 25, 2104 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: 2161 Īśvara
Śaka Saṁvat: 2026 Raktākṣī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1511
Malayalam Era: 1280
Nanakshahi: 635
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī (27/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mūla Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya278.81°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
चन्द्र Candra242.22°DhanuMūla P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala90.43°KarkaPunarvasu P4
बुध Budha267.07°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati282.04°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
शुक्र Śukra250.28°DhanuMūla P4
शनि Śani224.46°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:44 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:36 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:10 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:28 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:00 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 51 Mins 56 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 08 Mins 04 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:18 – 06:01
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:50 – 06:44
Abhijit Muhūrta11:49 – 12:32
Vijaya Muhūrta13:59 – 14:43
Godhūli Muhūrta17:24 – 17:48
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:36 – 18:04
Amṛta Kāla17:21 – 19:06
Niśīta Muhūrta23:49 – 00:32

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:49 – 12:10
Yamaganda14:53 – 16:15
Gulika Kāla08:06 – 09:27
Varjyam07:12 – 07:29
Dur Muhūrta 09:17 – 09:38

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (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):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:44 – 08:06 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:06 – 09:27 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:27 – 10:49 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:49 – 12:10 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:10 – 13:32 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:32 – 14:53 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:53 – 16:15 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:15 – 17:36 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:36 – 19:15 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:15 – 20:53 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:53 – 22:32 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:32 – 00:10 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:10 – 01:49 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:49 – 03:27 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:27 – 05:06 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:06 – 06:44 (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 Year5205
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1901088.27
Julian Day2489553.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)25.3067°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)323.61°
🪷 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 (25.3067°), declination -19.23°, EoT -12.31 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: 2104-01-25 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)