पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · March 4, 1996 CE

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कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति · Kumbha SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu

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 Caturdaśī (14/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Maghā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)	Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)	Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	319.95°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P4
चन्द्र Candra	124.54°	Siṃha	Maghā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	320.09°	Kumbha	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P1
बुध Budha	300.83°	Kumbha	Dhaniṣṭhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	258.58°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
शुक्र Śukra	3.99°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P2
शनि Śani	331.98°	Mīna	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:19 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:02 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:11 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	16:43 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	05:35 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 43 Mins 07 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 16 Mins 53 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:45 – 05:32
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:20 – 06:19
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:47 – 12:34
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:08 – 14:55
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:50 – 18:14
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:02 – 18:31
Amṛta Kāla	17:47 – 19:32
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:47 – 00:34

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	07:47 – 09:15
Yamaganda	10:43 – 12:11
Gulika Kāla	13:38 – 15:06
Varjyam	06:48 – 07:07
Dur Muhūrta	09:03 – 09:26

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 Amṛta	06:19 – 07:47 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla	07:47 – 09:15 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha	09:15 – 10:43 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga	10:43 – 12:11 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg	12:11 – 13:38 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala	13:38 – 15:06 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha	15:06 – 16:34 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta	16:34 – 18:02 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala	18:02 – 19:34 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha	19:34 – 21:06 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta	21:06 – 22:38 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla	22:38 – 00:11 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha	00:11 – 01:43 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga	01:43 – 03:15 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg	03:15 – 04:47 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala	04:47 – 06:19 (neutral)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Candra Walk (चन्द्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5097
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1861681.27
Julian Day	2450146.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.7995°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	163.70°

🪷 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 (23.7995°), declination -6.39°, EoT -12.45 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: 1996-03-04 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)