पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · March 6, 1913 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: 1970 Akṣaya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1835 Pramādī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1320
Malayalam Era: 1089
Nanakshahi: 444
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya322.23°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
चन्द्र Candra300.88°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala289.88°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
बुध Budha340.26°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati261.22°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
शुक्र Śukra8.11°MeṣaAśvinī P3
शनि Śani36.58°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:18 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:02 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:10 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:08 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:21 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 44 Mins 47 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 15 Mins 13 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:44 – 05:31
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:19 – 06:18
Abhijit Muhūrta11:47 – 12:34
Vijaya Muhūrta14:08 – 14:55
Godhūli Muhūrta17:50 – 18:14
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:02 – 18:32
Amṛta Kāla17:47 – 19:32
Niśīta Muhūrta23:47 – 00:34

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:38 – 15:06
Yamaganda06:18 – 07:46
Gulika Kāla09:14 – 10:42
Varjyam06:47 – 07:06
Dur Muhūrta 09:02 – 09:26

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (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 · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:18 – 07:46 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:46 – 09:14 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:14 – 10:42 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:42 – 12:10 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:10 – 13:38 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:38 – 15:06 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:06 – 16:34 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:34 – 18:02 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:02 – 19:34 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:34 – 21:06 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:06 – 22:38 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:38 – 00:10 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:10 – 01:42 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:42 – 03:14 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:14 – 04:46 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:46 – 06:18 (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 Year5014
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1831367.27
Julian Day2419832.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.6401°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)337.69°
🪷 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 (22.6401°), declination -5.96°, EoT -12.00 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: 1913-03-06 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)