पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · February 25, 1986 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2043 Pramāthi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1908 Akṣaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1393
Malayalam Era: 1162
Nanakshahi: 517
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Pratipada (16/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya312.48°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
चन्द्र Candra137.69°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala229.70°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
बुध Budha330.07°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati308.23°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
शुक्र Śukra321.46°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
शनि Śani225.25°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:26 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:58 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:12 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)18:16 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)06:49 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 32 Mins 06 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 27 Mins 54 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:53 – 05:40
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:28 – 06:26
Abhijit Muhūrta11:49 – 12:35
Vijaya Muhūrta14:07 – 14:53
Godhūli Muhūrta17:46 – 18:10
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:58 – 18:27
Amṛta Kāla17:43 – 19:28
Niśīta Muhūrta23:49 – 00:35

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:05 – 16:31
Yamaganda09:19 – 10:45
Gulika Kāla12:12 – 13:38
Varjyam06:55 – 07:13
Dur Muhūrta 09:07 – 09:30

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
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):
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 Roga06:26 – 07:52 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:52 – 09:19 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:19 – 10:45 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:45 – 12:12 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:12 – 13:38 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:38 – 15:05 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:05 – 16:31 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:31 – 17:58 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:58 – 19:31 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:31 – 21:05 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:05 – 22:38 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:38 – 00:12 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:12 – 01:45 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:45 – 03:19 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:19 – 04:52 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:52 – 06:26 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5087
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1858021.27
Julian Day2446486.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.6595°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)183.85°
🪷 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 (23.6595°), declination -9.26°, EoT -13.70 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: 2026-05-14T09:32:22.167Z