पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · February 13, 1953 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: 2010 Parābhava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1875 Vijaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1360
Malayalam Era: 1129
Nanakshahi: 484
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Varīyān
करण (Karaṇa)Śakuni
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya300.85°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
चन्द्र Candra286.59°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala341.22°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
बुध Budha309.34°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati20.63°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra347.80°MīnaRevatī P1
शनि Śani184.37°TulāCitrā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:35 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:50 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:13 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:48 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:43 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 15 Mins 26 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 44 Mins 34 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:05 – 05:50
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:39 – 06:35
Abhijit Muhūrta11:50 – 12:35
Vijaya Muhūrta14:05 – 14:50
Godhūli Muhūrta17:38 – 18:02
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:50 – 18:19
Amṛta Kāla17:35 – 19:20
Niśīta Muhūrta23:50 – 00:35

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:48 – 12:13
Yamaganda15:02 – 16:26
Gulika Kāla07:59 – 09:24
Varjyam07:03 – 07:21
Dur Muhūrta 09:13 – 09:35

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
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 · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:35 – 07:59 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:59 – 09:24 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:24 – 10:48 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:48 – 12:13 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:13 – 13:37 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:37 – 15:02 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:02 – 16:26 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:26 – 17:50 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:50 – 19:26 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:26 – 21:02 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:02 – 22:37 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:37 – 00:13 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:13 – 01:48 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:48 – 03:24 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:24 – 04:59 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:59 – 06:35 (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 Year5054
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1845956.27
Julian Day2434421.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.1981°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)345.85°
🪷 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 (23.1981°), declination -13.50°, EoT -14.60 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: 1953-02-13 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)