पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · March 2, 2007 CE

🪷 आज: होलिका दहन — Holikā Dahana
Burning of Holikā; Prahlāda saved by Hari. Eve of Holi.

Also observed today

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2064 Śārvarī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1929 Sarvajit
Bengali Saṁvat: 1414
Malayalam Era: 1183
Nanakshahi: 538
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturdaśī (14/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Āśleṣā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya317.12°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
चन्द्र Candra115.58°KarkaAśleṣā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala278.95°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
बुध Budha303.52°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati234.72°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
शुक्र Śukra346.64°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
शनि Śani116.00°KarkaAśleṣā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:21 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:01 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:11 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)16:13 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)05:17 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 39 Mins 13 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 20 Mins 47 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:48 – 05:35
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:23 – 06:21
Abhijit Muhūrta11:48 – 12:34
Vijaya Muhūrta14:07 – 14:54
Godhūli Muhūrta17:49 – 18:13
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:01 – 18:30
Amṛta Kāla17:46 – 19:31
Niśīta Muhūrta23:48 – 00:34

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:44 – 12:11
Yamaganda15:06 – 16:33
Gulika Kāla07:49 – 09:16
Varjyam06:50 – 07:09
Dur Muhūrta 09:05 – 09:28

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:21 – 07:49 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:49 – 09:16 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:16 – 10:44 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:44 – 12:11 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:11 – 13:38 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:38 – 15:06 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:06 – 16:33 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:33 – 18:01 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:01 – 19:33 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:33 – 21:06 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:06 – 22:38 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:38 – 00:11 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:11 – 01:44 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:44 – 03:16 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:16 – 04:49 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:49 – 06:21 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5108
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1865696.27
Julian Day2454161.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9531°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)158.45°
🪷 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 (23.9531°), declination -7.41°, EoT -12.85 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: 2026-05-14T09:28:32.328Z