पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · March 1, 1908 CE

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कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति · Kumbha SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu
मासिक शिवरात्रि · Māsika ŚivarātriShaiva

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 1965 Durmati

Śaka Saṁvat: 1830 Kīlaka

Bengali Saṁvat: 1315

Malayalam Era: 1084

Nanakshahi: 439

Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Parigha
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	317.51°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P4
चन्द्र Candra	293.00°	Makara	Śravaṇa P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	13.48°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P1
बुध Budha	317.11°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	103.45°	Karka	Puṣya P4
शुक्र Śukra	357.80°	Mīna	Revatī P4
शनि Śani	336.33°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:22 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:00 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:11 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	05:02 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	16:04 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 37 Mins 46 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 22 Mins 14 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:49 – 05:36
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:24 – 06:22
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:48 – 12:34
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:07 – 14:54
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:48 – 18:12
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:00 – 18:29
Amṛta Kāla	17:45 – 19:30
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:48 – 00:34

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	16:33 – 18:00
Yamaganda	12:11 – 13:38
Gulika Kāla	15:06 – 16:33
Varjyam	06:51 – 07:10
Dur Muhūrta	09:05 – 09:28

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Gada (Inauspicious)

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 · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg	06:22 – 07:49 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala	07:49 – 09:17 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha	09:17 – 10:44 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta	10:44 – 12:11 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla	12:11 – 13:38 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha	13:38 – 15:06 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga	15:06 – 16:33 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg	16:33 – 18:00 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha	18:00 – 19:33 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga	19:33 – 21:06 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg	21:06 – 22:38 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala	22:38 – 00:11 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha	00:11 – 01:44 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta	01:44 – 03:17 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla	03:17 – 04:49 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha	04:49 – 06:22 (auspicious)

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 Year	5009
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1829536.27
Julian Day	2418001.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	22.5701°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	337.47°

🪷 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 (22.5701°), declination -7.79°, EoT -13.04 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: 2026-05-14T09:45:48.817Z