पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · February 18, 1985 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: 2042 Bahudhānya

Śaka Saṁvat: 1907 Krodhana

Bengali Saṁvat: 1392

Malayalam Era: 1161

Nanakshahi: 516

Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Śravaṇa Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Varīyān
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	305.69°	Kumbha	Dhaniṣṭhā P4
चन्द्र Candra	285.54°	Makara	Śravaṇa P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	348.02°	Mīna	Revatī P1
बुध Budha	304.85°	Kumbha	Dhaniṣṭhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	279.84°	Makara	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P4
शुक्र Śukra	349.52°	Mīna	Revatī P1
शनि Śani	213.85°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:31 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:54 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:13 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	05:24 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	16:19 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 22 Mins 34 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 37 Mins 26 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:00 – 05:46
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:34 – 06:31
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:50 – 12:35
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:06 – 14:52
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:42 – 18:06
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:54 – 18:22
Amṛta Kāla	17:39 – 19:24
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:50 – 00:35

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	07:57 – 09:22
Yamaganda	10:47 – 12:13
Gulika Kāla	13:38 – 15:03
Varjyam	07:00 – 07:18
Dur Muhūrta	09:11 – 09:33

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	06:31 – 07:57 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla	07:57 – 09:22 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha	09:22 – 10:47 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga	10:47 – 12:13 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg	12:13 – 13:38 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala	13:38 – 15:03 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha	15:03 – 16:29 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta	16:29 – 17:54 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala	17:54 – 19:29 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha	19:29 – 21:03 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta	21:03 – 22:38 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla	22:38 – 00:13 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha	00:13 – 01:47 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga	01:47 – 03:22 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg	03:22 – 04:57 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala	04:57 – 06:31 (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	5086
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1857649.27
Julian Day	2446114.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.6453°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	340.54°

🪷 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 (23.6453°), declination -11.70°, EoT -14.43 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: 2026-05-14T10:13:28.446Z