पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · March 11, 1956 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: 2013 Saumya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1878 Durmukhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1363
Malayalam Era: 1132
Nanakshahi: 487
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śatabhiṣā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya327.21°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
चन्द्र Candra309.28°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala254.75°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
बुध Budha306.80°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati120.22°SiṃhaMaghā P1
शुक्र Śukra10.98°MeṣaAśvinī P4
शनि Śani219.96°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:12 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:05 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:09 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:15 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:40 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 53 Mins 03 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 06 Mins 57 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:37 – 05:25
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:13 – 06:12
Abhijit Muhūrta11:45 – 12:33
Vijaya Muhūrta14:08 – 14:55
Godhūli Muhūrta17:53 – 18:17
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:05 – 18:35
Amṛta Kāla17:50 – 19:35
Niśīta Muhūrta23:45 – 00:33

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:36 – 18:05
Yamaganda12:09 – 13:38
Gulika Kāla15:07 – 16:36
Varjyam06:42 – 07:01
Dur Muhūrta 08:59 – 09:22

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mātaṇga (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 · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg06:12 – 07:41 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:41 – 09:11 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:11 – 10:40 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:40 – 12:09 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:09 – 13:38 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:38 – 15:07 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:07 – 16:36 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:36 – 18:05 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:05 – 19:36 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:36 – 21:07 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:07 – 22:38 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:38 – 00:09 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:09 – 01:40 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:40 – 03:11 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:11 – 04:41 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:41 – 06:12 (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 Year5057
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1847078.27
Julian Day2435543.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.2410°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)341.11°
🪷 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 (23.2410°), declination -3.79°, EoT -10.76 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: 1956-03-11 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)