पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · February 14, 1972 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: 2029 Krodhana

Śaka Saṁvat: 1894 Paridhāvi

Bengali Saṁvat: 1379

Malayalam Era: 1148

Nanakshahi: 503

Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Śravaṇa Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Varīyān
करण (Karaṇa)	Śakuni
वार (Vāra)	Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	300.98°	Kumbha	Dhaniṣṭhā P3
चन्द्र Candra	288.23°	Makara	Śravaṇa P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	9.20°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P3
बुध Budha	298.86°	Makara	Dhaniṣṭhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	248.56°	Dhanu	Mūla P3
शुक्र Śukra	341.24°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P3
शनि Śani	36.63°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:35 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:51 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:13 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	05:53 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	16:51 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 15 Mins 57 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 44 Mins 03 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:05 – 05:50
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:38 – 06:35
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:50 – 12:35
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:05 – 14:50
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:39 – 18:03
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:51 – 18:19
Amṛta Kāla	17:36 – 19:21
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:50 – 00:35

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	07:59 – 09:24
Yamaganda	10:48 – 12:13
Gulika Kāla	13:37 – 15:02
Varjyam	07:03 – 07:21
Dur Muhūrta	09:12 – 09:35

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)

Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)

Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta	06:35 – 07:59 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla	07:59 – 09:24 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha	09:24 – 10:48 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga	10:48 – 12:13 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg	12:13 – 13:37 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala	13:37 – 15:02 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha	15:02 – 16:26 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta	16:26 – 17:51 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala	17:51 – 19:26 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha	19:26 – 21:02 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta	21:02 – 22:37 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla	22:37 – 00:13 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha	00:13 – 01:48 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga	01:48 – 03:24 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg	03:24 – 04:59 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala	04:59 – 06:35 (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	5073
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1852896.27
Julian Day	2441361.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.4635°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	346.25°

🪷 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 (23.4635°), declination -13.37°, EoT -14.59 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: 2026-05-14T09:33:14.245Z