पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · February 27, 1968 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: 2025 Durmati

Śaka Saṁvat: 1890 Kīlaka

Bengali Saṁvat: 1375

Malayalam Era: 1144

Nanakshahi: 499

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)	Śakuni
वार (Vāra)	Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	314.11°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P3
चन्द्र Candra	299.05°	Makara	Dhaniṣṭhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	344.58°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P4
बुध Budha	294.23°	Makara	Dhaniṣṭhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	127.04°	Siṃha	Maghā P3
शुक्र Śukra	285.47°	Makara	Śravaṇa P2
शनि Śani	347.92°	Mīna	Revatī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:24 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:59 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:11 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	05:36 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	16:47 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 34 Mins 04 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 25 Mins 56 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:52 – 05:38
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:27 – 06:24
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:48 – 12:35
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:07 – 14:53
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:47 – 18:11
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:59 – 18:27
Amṛta Kāla	17:44 – 19:29
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:48 – 00:35

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	15:05 – 16:32
Yamaganda	09:18 – 10:45
Gulika Kāla	12:11 – 13:38
Varjyam	06:53 – 07:12
Dur Muhūrta	09:06 – 09:30

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: North

Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (Inauspicious)

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):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga	06:24 – 07:51 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg	07:51 – 09:18 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala	09:18 – 10:45 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha	10:45 – 12:11 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta	12:11 – 13:38 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla	13:38 – 15:05 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha	15:05 – 16:32 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga	16:32 – 17:59 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla	17:59 – 19:32 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha	19:32 – 21:05 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga	21:05 – 22:38 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg	22:38 – 00:11 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala	00:11 – 01:45 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha	01:45 – 03:18 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta	03:18 – 04:51 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla	04:51 – 06:24 (inauspicious)

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	5069
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1851448.27
Julian Day	2439913.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.4081°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	346.19°

🪷 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 (23.4081°), declination -8.75°, EoT -13.39 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: 2026-05-14T08:19:38.859Z