पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · February 28, 1996 CE

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

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2053 Virodhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1918 Dhātṛ
Bengali Saṁvat: 1403
Malayalam Era: 1172
Nanakshahi: 527
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Navamī (9/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya314.93°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
चन्द्र Candra64.61°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala316.14°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
बुध Budha293.29°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati257.75°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
शुक्र Śukra358.32°MīnaRevatī P4
शनि Śani331.37°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:23 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:59 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:11 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:40 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:20 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 35 Mins 49 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 24 Mins 11 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:51 – 05:37
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:25 – 06:23
Abhijit Muhūrta11:48 – 12:35
Vijaya Muhūrta14:07 – 14:54
Godhūli Muhūrta17:47 – 18:11
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:59 – 18:28
Amṛta Kāla17:44 – 19:29
Niśīta Muhūrta23:48 – 00:35

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:11 – 13:38
Yamaganda07:50 – 09:17
Gulika Kāla10:44 – 12:11
Varjyam06:52 – 07:11
Dur Muhūrta 09:06 – 09:29

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (Inauspicious)
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):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:23 – 07:50 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:50 – 09:17 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:17 – 10:44 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:44 – 12:11 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:11 – 13:38 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:38 – 15:05 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:05 – 16:32 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:32 – 17:59 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:59 – 19:32 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:32 – 21:05 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:05 – 22:38 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:38 – 00:11 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:11 – 01:44 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:44 – 03:17 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:17 – 04:50 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:50 – 06:23 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Navamī + Mṛgaśīrṣā alignment also occurred on:
-1626101-04-03Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Śukla Navamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5097
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1861676.27
Julian Day2450141.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.7993°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)107.82°
🪷 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 (23.7993°), declination -8.30°, EoT -13.22 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: 1996-02-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)