पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · February 25, 1916 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 1973 Śukla
Śaka Saṁvat: 1838 Nala
Bengali Saṁvat: 1323
Malayalam Era: 1092
Nanakshahi: 447
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Saptamī (22/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Viśākhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya312.43°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
चन्द्र Candra204.93°TulāViśākhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala113.02°KarkaAśleṣā P2
बुध Budha287.38°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati340.91°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
शुक्र Śukra352.15°MīnaRevatī P2
शनि Śani77.76°MithunaĀrdrā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:26 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:57 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:12 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)23:33 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)10:31 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 30 Mins 39 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 29 Mins 21 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:54 – 05:40
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:29 – 06:26
Abhijit Muhūrta11:49 – 12:35
Vijaya Muhūrta14:07 – 14:53
Godhūli Muhūrta17:45 – 18:09
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:57 – 18:26
Amṛta Kāla17:42 – 19:27
Niśīta Muhūrta23:49 – 00:35

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:45 – 12:12
Yamaganda15:04 – 16:31
Gulika Kāla07:53 – 09:19
Varjyam06:55 – 07:14
Dur Muhūrta 09:08 – 09:31

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
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 · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:26 – 07:53 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:53 – 09:19 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:19 – 10:45 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:45 – 12:12 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:12 – 13:38 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:38 – 15:04 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:04 – 16:31 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:31 – 17:57 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:57 – 19:31 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:31 – 21:04 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:04 – 22:38 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:38 – 00:12 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:12 – 01:45 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:45 – 03:19 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:19 – 04:53 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:53 – 06:26 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Saptamī + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:
-0562-04-11Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Viśākhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5017
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1832453.27
Julian Day2420918.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.6817°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)253.78°
🪷 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 (22.6817°), declination -9.64°, EoT -13.70 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: 1916-02-25 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)