पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · February 20, 1989 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: 2046 Citrabhānu
Śaka Saṁvat: 1911 Śukla
Bengali Saṁvat: 1396
Malayalam Era: 1165
Nanakshahi: 520
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pūrṇimā (15/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Maghā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya307.68°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
चन्द्र Candra120.95°SiṃhaMaghā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala24.83°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
बुध Budha281.44°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati34.38°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P3
शुक्र Śukra296.89°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
शनि Śani256.98°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:30 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:55 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:12 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)17:17 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)06:14 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 25 Mins 24 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 34 Mins 36 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:58 – 05:44
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:33 – 06:30
Abhijit Muhūrta11:50 – 12:35
Vijaya Muhūrta14:07 – 14:52
Godhūli Muhūrta17:43 – 18:07
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:55 – 18:24
Amṛta Kāla17:40 – 19:25
Niśīta Muhūrta23:50 – 00:35

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:55 – 09:21
Yamaganda10:47 – 12:12
Gulika Kāla13:38 – 15:04
Varjyam06:58 – 07:17
Dur Muhūrta 09:10 – 09:32

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:30 – 07:55 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:55 – 09:21 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:21 – 10:47 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:47 – 12:12 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:12 – 13:38 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:38 – 15:04 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:04 – 16:29 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:29 – 17:55 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:55 – 19:29 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:29 – 21:04 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:04 – 22:38 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:38 – 00:12 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:12 – 01:47 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:47 – 03:21 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:21 – 04:55 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:55 – 06:30 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Pūrṇimā + Maghā 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 Year5090
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1859112.27
Julian Day2447577.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.7013°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)174.22°
🪷 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 (23.7013°), declination -10.98°, EoT -14.28 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: 1989-02-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)