पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · February 20, 1962 CE

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🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2019 Rākṣasa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1884 Śubhakṛt
Bengali Saṁvat: 1369
Malayalam Era: 1138
Nanakshahi: 493
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Pratipada (16/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya307.60°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
चन्द्र Candra132.80°SiṃhaMaghā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala291.28°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
बुध Budha284.68°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati299.61°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
शुक्र Śukra313.85°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
शनि Śani282.83°MakaraŚravaṇa P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:30 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:55 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:12 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)18:13 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)06:54 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 24 Mins 46 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 35 Mins 14 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:59 – 05:44
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:33 – 06:30
Abhijit Muhūrta11:50 – 12:35
Vijaya Muhūrta14:07 – 14:52
Godhūli Muhūrta17:43 – 18:07
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:55 – 18:23
Amṛta Kāla17:40 – 19:25
Niśīta Muhūrta23:50 – 00:35

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:04 – 16:29
Yamaganda09:21 – 10:47
Gulika Kāla12:12 – 13:38
Varjyam06:59 – 07:17
Dur Muhūrta 09:10 – 09:33

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:30 – 07:56 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:56 – 09:21 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:21 – 10:47 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:47 – 12:12 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:12 – 13:38 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:38 – 15:04 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:04 – 16:29 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:29 – 17:55 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:55 – 19:29 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:29 – 21:04 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:04 – 22:38 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:38 – 00:12 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:12 – 01:47 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:47 – 03:21 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:21 – 04:56 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:56 – 06:30 (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 Year5063
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1849250.27
Julian Day2437715.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.3241°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)186.82°
🪷 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 (23.3241°), declination -11.14°, EoT -14.28 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: 1962-02-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)