पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · March 5, 1962 CE

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कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति · Kumbha SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu
मासिक शिवरात्रि · Māsika ŚivarātriShaiva

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 Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	320.67°	Kumbha	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P1
चन्द्र Candra	300.86°	Kumbha	Dhaniṣṭhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	301.46°	Kumbha	Dhaniṣṭhā P3
बुध Budha	294.16°	Makara	Dhaniṣṭhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	302.68°	Kumbha	Dhaniṣṭhā P3
शुक्र Śukra	330.09°	Mīna	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P4
शनि Śani	284.23°	Makara	Śravaṇa P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:19 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:02 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:10 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	05:14 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	16:28 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 43 Mins 29 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 16 Mins 31 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:45 – 05:32
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:20 – 06:19
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:47 – 12:34
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:08 – 14:54
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:50 – 18:14
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:02 – 18:31
Amṛta Kāla	17:47 – 19:32
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:47 – 00:34

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	07:47 – 09:14
Yamaganda	10:42 – 12:10
Gulika Kāla	13:38 – 15:06
Varjyam	06:48 – 07:07
Dur Muhūrta	09:03 – 09:26

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: South

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Sushira (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 Amṛta	06:19 – 07:47 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla	07:47 – 09:14 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha	09:14 – 10:42 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga	10:42 – 12:10 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg	12:10 – 13:38 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala	13:38 – 15:06 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha	15:06 – 16:34 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta	16:34 – 18:02 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala	18:02 – 19:34 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha	19:34 – 21:06 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta	21:06 – 22:38 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla	22:38 – 00:10 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha	00:10 – 01:42 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga	01:42 – 03:14 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg	03:14 – 04:47 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala	04:47 – 06:19 (neutral)

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 Year	5063
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1849263.27
Julian Day	2437728.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.3246°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	340.98°

🪷 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 (23.3246°), declination -6.30°, EoT -12.23 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 at: 2026-05-14T09:59:49.908Z