पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · March 6, 1951 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: 2008 Krodhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1873 Khara
Bengali Saṁvat: 1358
Malayalam Era: 1127
Nanakshahi: 482
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)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya321.49°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
चन्द्र Candra298.34°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala340.66°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
बुध Budha317.35°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati326.61°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
शुक्र Śukra348.69°MīnaRevatī P1
शनि Śani157.28°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:18 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:02 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:10 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:03 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:12 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 44 Mins 28 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 15 Mins 32 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:44 – 05:31
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:19 – 06:18
Abhijit Muhūrta11:47 – 12:34
Vijaya Muhūrta14:08 – 14:54
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 Kāla15:06 – 16:34
Yamaganda09:14 – 10:42
Gulika Kāla12:10 – 13:38
Varjyam06:47 – 07:06
Dur Muhūrta 09:02 – 09:26

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (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 Roga06:18 – 07:46 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:46 – 09:14 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:14 – 10:42 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:42 – 12:10 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:10 – 13:38 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:38 – 15:06 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:06 – 16:34 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:34 – 18:02 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:02 – 19:34 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:34 – 21:06 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:06 – 22:38 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:38 – 00:10 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:10 – 01:42 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:42 – 03:14 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:14 – 04:46 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:46 – 06:18 (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 Year5052
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1845246.27
Julian Day2433711.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.1709°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)338.34°
🪷 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 (23.1709°), declination -6.04°, 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 at: 2026-05-14T09:58:35.730Z