पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · March 13, 1983 CE

Also observed today

कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति · Kumbha SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu
मासिक शिवरात्रि · Māsika ŚivarātriShaiva

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 18.71 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga

श्रद्धावाननसूयश्च श्रृणुयादपि यो नरः।सोऽपि मुक्तः शुभाँल्लोकान्प्राप्नुयात्पुण्यकर्मणाम्।।18.71।।

"18.71 Yea, he who listens to it with faith and without doubt, even he, freed from evil, shalt rise to the worlds which the virtuous attain through righteous deeds." — Shri Purohit Swami

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तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2040 Dhātṛ

Śaka Saṁvat: 1905 Rudhirodgāri

Bengali Saṁvat: 1390

Malayalam Era: 1159

Nanakshahi: 514

Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Śatabhiṣā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	328.28°	Kumbha	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P3
चन्द्र Candra	309.02°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	348.90°	Mīna	Revatī P1
बुध Budha	316.54°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	227.72°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P1
शुक्र Śukra	358.90°	Mīna	Revatī P4
शनि Śani	189.83°	Tulā	Svātī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:11 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:06 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:08 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	05:09 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	16:34 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 55 Mins 12 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 04 Mins 48 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:35 – 05:23
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:11 – 06:11
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:44 – 12:32
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:08 – 14:55
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:54 – 18:18
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:06 – 18:36
Amṛta Kāla	17:51 – 19:36
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:44 – 00:32

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	16:37 – 18:06
Yamaganda	12:08 – 13:38
Gulika Kāla	15:07 – 16:37
Varjyam	06:41 – 07:00
Dur Muhūrta	08:58 – 09:21

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: South

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Mātaṇga (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 · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg	06:11 – 07:40 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala	07:40 – 09:10 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha	09:10 – 10:39 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta	10:39 – 12:08 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla	12:08 – 13:38 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha	13:38 – 15:07 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga	15:07 – 16:37 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg	16:37 – 18:06 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha	18:06 – 19:37 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga	19:37 – 21:07 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg	21:07 – 22:38 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala	22:38 – 00:08 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha	00:08 – 01:39 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta	01:39 – 03:10 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla	03:10 – 04:40 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha	04:40 – 06:11 (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	5084
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1856941.27
Julian Day	2445406.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.6182°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	339.90°

🪷 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 (23.6182°), declination -3.21°, EoT -10.22 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 for: 1983-03-13 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)