पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · March 7, 1985 CE

🪷 आज: होली — Holi (Phālguna Pūrṇimā)
Festival of colors; Holikā-dahana eve.

Also observed today

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Śukla 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)Śukla Pūrṇimā (15/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya322.77°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
चन्द्र Candra142.06°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala0.59°MeṣaAśvinī P1
बुध Budha336.57°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati283.48°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
शुक्र Śukra358.07°MīnaRevatī P4
शनि Śani214.12°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:16 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:03 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:10 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)17:54 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)06:20 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 47 Mins 03 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 12 Mins 57 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:42 – 05:29
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:17 – 06:16
Abhijit Muhūrta11:46 – 12:33
Vijaya Muhūrta14:08 – 14:55
Godhūli Muhūrta17:51 – 18:15
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:03 – 18:33
Amṛta Kāla17:48 – 19:33
Niśīta Muhūrta23:46 – 00:33

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:38 – 15:07
Yamaganda06:16 – 07:45
Gulika Kāla09:13 – 10:41
Varjyam06:46 – 07:05
Dur Muhūrta 09:01 – 09:25

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:16 – 07:45 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:45 – 09:13 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:13 – 10:41 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:41 – 12:10 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:10 – 13:38 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:38 – 15:07 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:07 – 16:35 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:35 – 18:03 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:03 – 19:35 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:35 – 21:07 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:07 – 22:38 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:38 – 00:10 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:10 – 01:41 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:41 – 03:13 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:13 – 04:45 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:45 – 06:16 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Pūrṇimā + Pūrva Phalgunī alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-04Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)
-0562-04-11Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5086
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1857666.27
Julian Day2446131.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.6460°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)177.91°
🪷 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 (23.6460°), declination -5.36°, EoT -11.77 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: 2026-05-14T06:34:58.689Z