पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · March 3, 1916 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: 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 Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śatabhiṣā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)Śakuni
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya319.46°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
चन्द्र Candra304.71°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala111.06°KarkaAśleṣā P2
बुध Budha293.56°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati342.52°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
शुक्र Śukra0.44°MeṣaAśvinī P1
शनि Śani77.60°MithunaĀrdrā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:20 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:01 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:11 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:33 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:51 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 40 Mins 47 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 19 Mins 13 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:47 – 05:34
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:22 – 06:20
Abhijit Muhūrta11:47 – 12:34
Vijaya Muhūrta14:08 – 14:54
Godhūli Muhūrta17:49 – 18:13
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:01 – 18:30
Amṛta Kāla17:46 – 19:31
Niśīta Muhūrta23:47 – 00:34

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:43 – 12:11
Yamaganda15:06 – 16:34
Gulika Kāla07:48 – 09:16
Varjyam06:50 – 07:08
Dur Muhūrta 09:04 – 09:27

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Utpāta (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 · 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 Chala06:20 – 07:48 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:48 – 09:16 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:16 – 10:43 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:43 – 12:11 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:11 – 13:38 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:38 – 15:06 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:06 – 16:34 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:34 – 18:01 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:01 – 19:34 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:34 – 21:06 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:06 – 22:38 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:38 – 00:11 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:11 – 01:43 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:43 – 03:16 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:16 – 04:48 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:48 – 06:20 (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 Year5017
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1832460.27
Julian Day2420925.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.6819°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)347.16°
🪷 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 (22.6819°), declination -7.01°, EoT -12.65 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: 1916-03-03 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)