पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · February 16, 2000 CE

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

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2057 Vijaya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1922 Vikrama
Bengali Saṁvat: 1407
Malayalam Era: 1176
Nanakshahi: 531
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Ārdrā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya302.81°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
चन्द्र Candra73.54°MithunaĀrdrā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala339.19°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
बुध Budha320.88°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati6.33°MeṣaAśvinī P2
शुक्र Śukra273.50°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
शनि Śani17.48°MeṣaBharaṇī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:33 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:52 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:13 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:06 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:45 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 18 Mins 56 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 41 Mins 04 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:03 – 05:48
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:37 – 06:33
Abhijit Muhūrta11:50 – 12:35
Vijaya Muhūrta14:06 – 14:51
Godhūli Muhūrta17:40 – 18:04
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:52 – 18:20
Amṛta Kāla17:37 – 19:22
Niśīta Muhūrta23:50 – 00:35

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:13 – 13:38
Yamaganda07:58 – 09:23
Gulika Kāla10:48 – 12:13
Varjyam07:01 – 07:20
Dur Muhūrta 09:12 – 09:34

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:33 – 07:58 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:58 – 09:23 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:23 – 10:48 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:48 – 12:13 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:13 – 13:38 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:38 – 15:02 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:02 – 16:27 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:27 – 17:52 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:52 – 19:27 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:27 – 21:02 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:02 – 22:38 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:38 – 00:13 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:13 – 01:48 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:48 – 03:23 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:23 – 04:58 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:58 – 06:33 (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 Time

Kali Year5101
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1863125.27
Julian Day2451590.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.8548°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)132.92°
🪷 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 (23.8548°), declination -12.62°, EoT -14.54 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: 2026-05-14T09:43:52.404Z