पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · February 17, 1987 CE

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🪷 आज: अङ्गारक चतुर्थी — Aṅgāraka Caturthī (Tuesday Caturthī)
Tuesday-Caturthī (rare); supremely auspicious for Maṅgala-doṣa-nivāraṇa.

Also observed today

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2044 Vikrama
Śaka Saṁvat: 1909 Prabhava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1394
Malayalam Era: 1163
Nanakshahi: 518
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya304.16°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
चन्द्र Candra160.69°KanyāHasta P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala4.03°MeṣaAśvinī P2
बुध Budha320.84°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati333.90°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
शुक्र Śukra259.93°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
शनि Śani235.68°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:32 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:53 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:13 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)20:39 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)08:38 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 20 Mins 31 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 39 Mins 29 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:02 – 05:47
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:36 – 06:32
Abhijit Muhūrta11:50 – 12:35
Vijaya Muhūrta14:06 – 14:51
Godhūli Muhūrta17:41 – 18:05
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:53 – 18:21
Amṛta Kāla17:38 – 19:23
Niśīta Muhūrta23:50 – 00:35

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:03 – 16:28
Yamaganda09:22 – 10:48
Gulika Kāla12:13 – 13:38
Varjyam07:01 – 07:19
Dur Muhūrta 09:11 – 09:34

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Amṛta (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 · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:32 – 07:57 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:57 – 09:22 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:22 – 10:48 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:48 – 12:13 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:13 – 13:38 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:38 – 15:03 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:03 – 16:28 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:28 – 17:53 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:53 – 19:28 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:28 – 21:03 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:03 – 22:38 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:38 – 00:13 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:13 – 01:48 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:48 – 03:22 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:22 – 04:57 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:57 – 06:32 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5088
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1858378.27
Julian Day2446843.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.6732°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)217.91°
🪷 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 (23.6732°), declination -12.22°, EoT -14.49 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: 1987-02-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)