पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · February 27, 1948 CE

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

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2005 Plava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1870 Sarvadhāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1355
Malayalam Era: 1124
Nanakshahi: 479
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā (18/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya314.24°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
चन्द्र Candra166.56°KanyāHasta P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala121.88°SiṃhaMaghā P1
बुध Budha301.21°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati243.81°DhanuMūla P2
शुक्र Śukra355.72°MīnaRevatī P3
शनि Śani115.03°KarkaAśleṣā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:25 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:58 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:11 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)20:26 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)08:16 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 33 Mins 51 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 26 Mins 09 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:52 – 05:38
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:27 – 06:25
Abhijit Muhūrta11:48 – 12:35
Vijaya Muhūrta14:07 – 14:53
Godhūli Muhūrta17:46 – 18:10
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:58 – 18:27
Amṛta Kāla17:43 – 19:28
Niśīta Muhūrta23:48 – 00:35

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:45 – 12:11
Yamaganda15:05 – 16:32
Gulika Kāla07:51 – 09:18
Varjyam06:53 – 07:12
Dur Muhūrta 09:06 – 09:30

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:25 – 07:51 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:51 – 09:18 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:18 – 10:45 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:45 – 12:11 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:11 – 13:38 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:38 – 15:05 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:05 – 16:32 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:32 – 17:58 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:58 – 19:32 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:32 – 21:05 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:05 – 22:38 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:38 – 00:11 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:11 – 01:45 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:45 – 03:18 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:18 – 04:51 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:51 – 06:25 (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 Time

Kali Year5049
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1844143.27
Julian Day2432608.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.1288°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)211.05°
🪷 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 (23.1288°), declination -8.81°, EoT -13.39 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: 1948-02-27 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)