पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · March 6, 1970 CE

🪷 आज: महा शिवरात्रि — Mahā Śivarātri
The greatest night of Lord Śiva; cosmic dance of dissolution.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 3.26 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
न बुद्धिभेदं जनयेदज्ञानां कर्मसङ्गिनाम्।

जोषयेत्सर्वकर्माणि विद्वान् युक्तः समाचरन्।।3.26।।
"3.26 But a wise man should not perturb the minds of the ignorant, who are attached to action; let him perform his own actions in the right spirit, with concentration on Me, thus inspiring all to do the same." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.26's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2027 Rudhirodgāri
Śaka Saṁvat: 1892 Sādhāraṇa
Bengali Saṁvat: 1377
Malayalam Era: 1146
Nanakshahi: 501
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya321.62°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
चन्द्र Candra297.92°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala6.27°MeṣaAśvinī P2
बुध Budha307.35°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati192.89°TulāSvātī P2
शुक्र Śukra331.80°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
शनि Śani12.31°MeṣaAśvinī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:18 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:03 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:10 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:01 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:10 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 45 Mins 03 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 14 Mins 57 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:44 – 05:31
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:19 – 06:18
Abhijit Muhūrta11:47 – 12:34
Vijaya Muhūrta14:08 – 14:55
Godhūli Muhūrta17:51 – 18:15
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:03 – 18:32
Amṛta Kāla17:48 – 19:33
Niśīta Muhūrta23:47 – 00:34

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:42 – 12:10
Yamaganda15:06 – 16:35
Gulika Kāla07:46 – 09:14
Varjyam06:47 – 07:06
Dur Muhūrta 09:02 – 09:26

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Lumba (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):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:18 – 07:46 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:46 – 09:14 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:14 – 10:42 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:42 – 12:10 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:10 – 13:38 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:38 – 15:06 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:06 – 16:35 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:35 – 18:03 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:03 – 19:35 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:35 – 21:06 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:06 – 22:38 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:38 – 00:10 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:10 – 01:42 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:42 – 03:14 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:14 – 04:46 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:46 – 06:18 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

12 steps · festival walk
Today is Mahā Śivarātri — its dedicated walk.
Śiva-stuti through Bhāgavata + Mahābhārata Anuśāsana.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5071
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1852186.27
Julian Day2440651.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.4364°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)338.05°
🪷 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 (23.4364°), declination -5.89°, EoT -12.00 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: 1970-03-06 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)