पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · February 12, 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 Dvitīyā (17/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Maghā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya297.08°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
चन्द्र Candra127.71°SiṃhaMaghā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala84.84°MithunaPunarvasu P2
बुध Budha297.27°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati286.29°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
शुक्र Śukra272.68°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
शनि Śani225.81°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:36 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:49 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:13 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)18:33 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)07:18 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 13 Mins 15 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 46 Mins 45 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:06 – 05:51
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:40 – 06:36
Abhijit Muhūrta11:50 – 12:35
Vijaya Muhūrta14:05 – 14:50
Godhūli Muhūrta17:37 – 18:01
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:49 – 18:17
Amṛta Kāla17:34 – 19:19
Niśīta Muhūrta23:50 – 00:35

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:01 – 16:25
Yamaganda09:24 – 10:49
Gulika Kāla12:13 – 13:37
Varjyam07:04 – 07:22
Dur Muhūrta 09:13 – 09:36

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (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):
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 · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:36 – 08:00 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:00 – 09:24 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:24 – 10:49 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:49 – 12:13 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:13 – 13:37 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:37 – 15:01 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:01 – 16:25 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:25 – 17:49 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:49 – 19:25 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:25 – 21:01 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:01 – 22:37 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:37 – 00:13 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:13 – 01:49 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:49 – 03:24 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:24 – 05:00 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla05:00 – 06:36 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5205
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1901106.27
Julian Day2489571.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)25.3074°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)192.99°
🪷 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 (25.3074°), declination -14.05°, EoT -14.59 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: 2104-02-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)