पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · March 4, 1954 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: 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)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)Śakuni
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya319.72°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
चन्द्र Candra304.70°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala229.34°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
बुध Budha315.05°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati54.10°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
शुक्र Śukra328.38°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
शनि Śani196.30°TulāSvātī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:20 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:02 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:11 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:31 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:50 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 41 Mins 56 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 18 Mins 04 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:46 – 05:33
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:21 – 06:20
Abhijit Muhūrta11:47 – 12:34
Vijaya Muhūrta14:08 – 14:54
Godhūli Muhūrta17:50 – 18:14
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:02 – 18:31
Amṛta Kāla17:47 – 19:32
Niśīta Muhūrta23:47 – 00:34

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:38 – 15:06
Yamaganda06:20 – 07:47
Gulika Kāla09:15 – 10:43
Varjyam06:49 – 07:08
Dur Muhūrta 09:03 – 09:27

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (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):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:20 – 07:47 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:47 – 09:15 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:15 – 10:43 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:43 – 12:11 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:11 – 13:38 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:38 – 15:06 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:06 – 16:34 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:34 – 18:02 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:02 – 19:34 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:34 – 21:06 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:06 – 22:38 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:38 – 00:11 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:11 – 01:43 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:43 – 03:15 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:15 – 04:47 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:47 – 06:20 (auspicious)

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 Year5055
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1846340.27
Julian Day2434805.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.2128°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)344.53°
🪷 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 (23.2128°), declination -6.71°, EoT -12.45 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: 1954-03-04 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)