पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · March 2, 1961 CE

🪷 आज: होली — Holi (Phālguna Pūrṇimā)
Festival of colors; Holikā-dahana eve.

Also observed today

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2018 Ānanda
Śaka Saṁvat: 1883 Plava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1368
Malayalam Era: 1137
Nanakshahi: 492
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pūrṇimā (15/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Maghā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya317.92°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
चन्द्र Candra132.10°SiṃhaMaghā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala70.42°MithunaĀrdrā P2
बुध Budha302.96°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati274.91°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
शुक्र Śukra0.25°MeṣaAśvinī P1
शनि Śani273.58°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:21 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:01 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:11 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)17:27 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)06:09 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 39 Mins 26 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 20 Mins 34 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:48 – 05:35
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:23 – 06:21
Abhijit Muhūrta11:48 – 12:34
Vijaya Muhūrta14:08 – 14:54
Godhūli Muhūrta17:49 – 18:13
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:01 – 18:30
Amṛta Kāla17:46 – 19:31
Niśīta Muhūrta23:48 – 00:34

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:38 – 15:06
Yamaganda06:21 – 07:49
Gulika Kāla09:16 – 10:44
Varjyam06:50 – 07:09
Dur Muhūrta 09:04 – 09:28

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (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):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:21 – 07:49 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:49 – 09:16 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:16 – 10:44 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:44 – 12:11 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:11 – 13:38 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:38 – 15:06 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:06 – 16:33 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:33 – 18:01 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:01 – 19:33 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:33 – 21:06 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:06 – 22:38 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:38 – 00:11 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:11 – 01:44 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:44 – 03:16 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:16 – 04:49 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:49 – 06:21 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°
Longitude: 82.9739°
Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Pūrṇimā + Maghā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-04Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)
-0562-04-11Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5062
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1848895.27
Julian Day2437360.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.3105°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)174.06°
🪷 Provenance & Methodology
Substrate: Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta
Method: Sūrya Siddhānta + Bhāskara-II iterative manda + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) evection + variation + annual equation
Tier-2 city localization: spherical astronomy + Lahiri ayanamsa (23.3105°), declination -7.35°, EoT -12.85 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: 1961-03-02 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)