पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · March 13, 1907 CE

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🪷 आज: महा शिवरात्रि — Mahā Śivarātri
The greatest night of Lord Śiva; cosmic dance of dissolution.

Also observed today

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 1964 Raudra
Śaka Saṁvat: 1829 Plavaṅga
Bengali Saṁvat: 1314
Malayalam Era: 1083
Nanakshahi: 438
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śatabhiṣā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Sādhya
करण (Karaṇa)Śakuni
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya328.77°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
चन्द्र Candra313.32°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala238.66°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
बुध Budha339.61°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati70.04°MithunaĀrdrā P2
शुक्र Śukra285.69°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
शनि Śani326.79°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:11 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:05 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:08 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:22 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:51 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 54 Mins 21 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 05 Mins 39 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:36 – 05:24
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:12 – 06:11
Abhijit Muhūrta11:45 – 12:32
Vijaya Muhūrta14:07 – 14:55
Godhūli Muhūrta17:53 – 18:17
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:05 – 18:35
Amṛta Kāla17:50 – 19:35
Niśīta Muhūrta23:45 – 00:32

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:08 – 13:38
Yamaganda07:40 – 09:10
Gulika Kāla10:39 – 12:08
Varjyam06:41 – 07:00
Dur Muhūrta 08:58 – 09:22

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Śrīvatsa (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:11 – 07:40 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:40 – 09:10 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:10 – 10:39 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:39 – 12:08 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:08 – 13:38 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:38 – 15:07 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:07 – 16:36 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:36 – 18:05 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:05 – 19:36 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:36 – 21:07 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:07 – 22:38 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:38 – 00:08 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:08 – 01:39 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:39 – 03:10 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:10 – 04:40 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:40 – 06:11 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Mahā Śivarātri Walk (महा शिवरात्रि यात्रा)
12 steps · festival walk
Today is Mahā Śivarātri — its dedicated walk.
Śiva-stuti through Bhāgavata + Mahābhārata Anuśāsana.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5008
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1829182.27
Julian Day2417647.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.5566°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)346.41°
🪷 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 (22.5566°), declination -3.44°, EoT -10.22 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: 2026-05-14T06:37:09.481Z