पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · February 16, 1954 CE

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कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति · Kumbha SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2011 Plavaṅga

Śaka Saṁvat: 1876 Jaya

Bengali Saṁvat: 1361

Malayalam Era: 1130

Nanakshahi: 485

Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Caturdaśī (14/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Puṣya Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)	Gara
वार (Vāra)	Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	303.62°	Kumbha	Dhaniṣṭhā P4
चन्द्र Candra	103.34°	Karka	Puṣya P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	220.81°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P3
बुध Budha	322.06°	Kumbha	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	53.38°	Vṛṣabha	Mr̥gaśirā P1
शुक्र Śukra	308.38°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P1
शनि Śani	196.47°	Tulā	Svātī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:33 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:52 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:13 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	16:12 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	05:31 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 19 Mins 09 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 40 Mins 51 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:03 – 05:48
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:36 – 06:33
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:50 – 12:35
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:06 – 14:51
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:40 – 18:04
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:52 – 18:21
Amṛta Kāla	17:37 – 19:22
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:50 – 00:35

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	15:02 – 16:27
Yamaganda	09:23 – 10:48
Gulika Kāla	12:13 – 13:38
Varjyam	07:01 – 07:19
Dur Muhūrta	09:12 – 09:34

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: South-West

Rāhu Vāsa: North

Ānandādi Yoga: Utpāta (Inauspicious)

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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga	06:33 – 07:58 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg	07:58 – 09:23 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala	09:23 – 10:48 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha	10:48 – 12:13 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta	12:13 – 13:38 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla	13:38 – 15:02 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha	15:02 – 16:27 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga	16:27 – 17:52 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla	17:52 – 19:27 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha	19:27 – 21:02 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga	21:02 – 22:38 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg	22:38 – 00:13 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala	00:13 – 01:48 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha	01:48 – 03:23 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta	03:23 – 04:58 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla	04:58 – 06:33 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Maṅgala Walk (मङ्गल यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5055
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1846324.27
Julian Day	2434789.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.2122°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	160.37°

🪷 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 (23.2122°), declination -12.57°, EoT -14.54 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: 1954-02-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)