पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · February 15, 2003 CE

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

Also observed today

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2060 Durmukhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1925 Subhānu
Bengali Saṁvat: 1410
Malayalam Era: 1179
Nanakshahi: 534
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Puṣya Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya302.04°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
चन्द्र Candra96.68°KarkaPuṣya P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala234.65°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
बुध Budha278.74°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati107.46°KarkaAśleṣā P1
शुक्र Śukra257.97°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
शनि Śani58.17°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:34 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:52 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:13 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)15:49 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)05:14 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 17 Mins 57 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 42 Mins 03 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:03 – 05:49
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:37 – 06:34
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 Kāla09:23 – 10:48
Yamaganda13:37 – 15:02
Gulika Kāla06:34 – 07:58
Varjyam07:02 – 07:20
Dur Muhūrta 09:12 – 09:34

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Prajāpati (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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:34 – 07:58 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:58 – 09:23 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:23 – 10:48 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:48 – 12:13 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:13 – 13:37 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:37 – 15:02 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:02 – 16:27 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:27 – 17:52 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:52 – 19:27 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:27 – 21:02 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:02 – 22:37 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:37 – 00:13 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:13 – 01:48 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:48 – 03:23 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:23 – 04:58 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:58 – 06:34 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5104
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1864220.27
Julian Day2452685.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.8966°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)154.12°
🪷 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 (23.8966°), declination -12.87°, EoT -14.57 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: 2026-05-14T06:28:16.486Z