पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · February 28, 1976 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: 2033 Śukla

Śaka Saṁvat: 1898 Nala

Bengali Saṁvat: 1383

Malayalam Era: 1152

Nanakshahi: 507

Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Parigha
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	315.06°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P3
चन्द्र Candra	293.22°	Makara	Śravaṇa P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	59.10°	Vṛṣabha	Mr̥gaśirā P2
बुध Budha	291.44°	Makara	Śravaṇa P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	0.50°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P1
शुक्र Śukra	287.10°	Makara	Śravaṇa P3
शनि Śani	93.33°	Karka	Punarvasu P4

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)	05:12 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	16:16 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 35 Mins 36 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 24 Mins 24 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:51 – 05:37
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:26 – 06:24
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:48 – 12:35
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:07 – 14:54
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:47 – 18:11
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:59 – 18:28
Amṛta Kāla	17:44 – 19:29
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:48 – 00:35

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	09:17 – 10:44
Yamaganda	13:38 – 15:05
Gulika Kāla	06:24 – 07:50
Varjyam	06:53 – 07:11
Dur Muhūrta	09:06 – 09:29

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: East

Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (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 Kāla	06:24 – 07:50 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha	07:50 – 09:17 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga	09:17 – 10:44 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg	10:44 – 12:11 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala	12:11 – 13:38 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha	13:38 – 15:05 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta	15:05 – 16:32 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla	16:32 – 17:59 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha	17:59 – 19:32 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta	19:32 – 21:05 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla	21:05 – 22:38 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha	22:38 – 00:11 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga	00:11 – 01:44 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg	01:44 – 03:17 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala	03:17 – 04:50 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha	04:50 – 06:24 (auspicious)

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	5077
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1854371.27
Julian Day	2442836.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.5199°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	338.28°

🪷 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 (23.5199°), declination -8.35°, EoT -13.22 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: 2026-05-14T06:36:22.676Z