पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · March 8, 1982 CE

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🪷 आज: होलिका दहन — Holikā Dahana
Burning of Holikā; Prahlāda saved by Hari. Eve of Holi.

Also observed today

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2039 Yuva
Śaka Saṁvat: 1904 Dundubhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1389
Malayalam Era: 1158
Nanakshahi: 513
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturdaśī (14/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Maghā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya323.54°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
चन्द्र Candra120.47°SiṃhaMaghā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala174.23°KanyāCitrā P1
बुध Budha298.65°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati196.95°TulāSvātī P4
शुक्र Śukra280.27°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
शनि Śani177.31°KanyāCitrā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:16 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:04 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:10 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)16:09 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)05:06 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 48 Mins 08 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 11 Mins 52 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:41 – 05:28
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:17 – 06:16
Abhijit Muhūrta11:46 – 12:33
Vijaya Muhūrta14:08 – 14:55
Godhūli Muhūrta17:52 – 18:16
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:04 – 18:33
Amṛta Kāla17:49 – 19:34
Niśīta Muhūrta23:46 – 00:33

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:44 – 09:13
Yamaganda10:41 – 12:10
Gulika Kāla13:38 – 15:07
Varjyam06:45 – 07:04
Dur Muhūrta 09:01 – 09:24

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (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):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:16 – 07:44 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:44 – 09:13 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:13 – 10:41 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:41 – 12:10 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:10 – 13:38 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:38 – 15:07 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:07 – 16:35 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:35 – 18:04 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:04 – 19:35 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:35 – 21:07 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:07 – 22:38 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:38 – 00:10 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:10 – 01:41 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:41 – 03:13 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:13 – 04:44 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:44 – 06:16 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Candra Walk (चन्द्र यात्रा)
5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5083
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1856571.27
Julian Day2445036.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.6041°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)158.59°
🪷 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 (23.6041°), declination -5.08°, EoT -11.53 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: 1982-03-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)