पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · March 1, 2003 CE

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🪷 आज: महा शिवरात्रि — Mahā Śivarātri
The greatest night of Lord Śiva; cosmic dance of dissolution.

Also observed today

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Parigha
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya316.14°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
चन्द्र Candra292.02°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala243.61°DhanuMūla P2
बुध Budha299.49°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati105.87°KarkaPuṣya P4
शुक्र Śukra274.30°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
शनि Śani58.17°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:22 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:00 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:11 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:03 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:06 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 37 Mins 43 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 22 Mins 17 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:49 – 05:36
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:24 – 06:22
Abhijit Muhūrta11:48 – 12:34
Vijaya Muhūrta14:07 – 14:54
Godhūli Muhūrta17:48 – 18:12
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:00 – 18:29
Amṛta Kāla17:45 – 19:30
Niśīta Muhūrta23:48 – 00:34

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:17 – 10:44
Yamaganda13:38 – 15:06
Gulika Kāla06:22 – 07:50
Varjyam06:51 – 07:10
Dur Muhūrta 09:05 – 09:28

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:22 – 07:50 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:50 – 09:17 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:17 – 10:44 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:44 – 12:11 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:11 – 13:38 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:38 – 15:06 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:06 – 16:33 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:33 – 18:00 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:00 – 19:33 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:33 – 21:06 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:06 – 22:38 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:38 – 00:11 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:11 – 01:44 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:44 – 03:17 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:17 – 04:50 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:50 – 06:22 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Mahā Śivarātri Walk (महा शिवरात्रि यात्रा)
12 steps · festival walk
Today is Mahā Śivarātri — its dedicated walk.
Śiva-stuti through Bhāgavata + Mahābhārata Anuśāsana.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5104
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1864234.27
Julian Day2452699.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.8972°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)336.45°
🪷 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 (23.8972°), declination -7.80°, EoT -13.04 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: 2003-03-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)