पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · February 26, 1971 CE

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

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2028 Raktākṣī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1893 Virodhakṛt
Bengali Saṁvat: 1378
Malayalam Era: 1147
Nanakshahi: 502
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Bhādrapadā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya313.33°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
चन्द्र Candra322.35°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala238.12°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
बुध Budha306.45°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati222.77°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
शुक्र Śukra269.92°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
शनि Śani24.07°MeṣaBharaṇī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:25 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:58 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:12 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:56 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:40 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 33 Mins 01 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 26 Mins 59 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:53 – 05:39
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:27 – 06:25
Abhijit Muhūrta11:49 – 12:35
Vijaya Muhūrta14:07 – 14:53
Godhūli Muhūrta17:46 – 18:10
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:58 – 18:27
Amṛta Kāla17:43 – 19:28
Niśīta Muhūrta23:49 – 00:35

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:45 – 12:12
Yamaganda15:05 – 16:32
Gulika Kāla07:52 – 09:18
Varjyam06:54 – 07:13
Dur Muhūrta 09:07 – 09:30

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (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 · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:25 – 07:52 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:52 – 09:18 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:18 – 10:45 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:45 – 12:12 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:12 – 13:38 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:38 – 15:05 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:05 – 16:32 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:32 – 17:58 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:58 – 19:32 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:32 – 21:05 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:05 – 22:38 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:38 – 00:12 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:12 – 01:45 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:45 – 03:18 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:18 – 04:52 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:52 – 06:25 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5072
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1852543.27
Julian Day2441008.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.4500°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)7.78°
🪷 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 (23.4500°), declination -9.02°, EoT -13.55 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: 1971-02-26 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)