पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · March 6, 2008 CE

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कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति · Kumbha SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu
मासिक शिवरात्रि · Māsika ŚivarātriShaiva

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2065 Plava

Śaka Saṁvat: 1930 Sarvadhāri

Bengali Saṁvat: 1415

Malayalam Era: 1184

Nanakshahi: 539

Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	321.87°	Kumbha	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P1
चन्द्र Candra	300.46°	Kumbha	Dhaniṣṭhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	66.47°	Mithuna	Mr̥gaśirā P4
बुध Budha	294.78°	Makara	Dhaniṣṭhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	263.15°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
शुक्र Śukra	297.41°	Makara	Dhaniṣṭhā P2
शनि Śani	130.16°	Siṃha	Maghā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:17 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:03 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:10 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	05:08 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	16:21 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 46 Mins 12 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 13 Mins 48 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:43 – 05:30
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:18 – 06:17
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:47 – 12:34
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:08 – 14:55
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:51 – 18:15
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:03 – 18:33
Amṛta Kāla	17:48 – 19:33
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:47 – 00:34

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	13:38 – 15:07
Yamaganda	06:17 – 07:45
Gulika Kāla	09:14 – 10:42
Varjyam	06:46 – 07:05
Dur Muhūrta	09:02 – 09:25

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)

Candra Vāsa: South

Rāhu Vāsa: North-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (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 · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha	06:17 – 07:45 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga	07:45 – 09:14 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg	09:14 – 10:42 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala	10:42 – 12:10 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha	12:10 – 13:38 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta	13:38 – 15:07 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla	15:07 – 16:35 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha	16:35 – 18:03 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta	18:03 – 19:35 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla	19:35 – 21:07 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha	21:07 – 22:38 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga	22:38 – 00:10 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg	00:10 – 01:42 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala	01:42 – 03:14 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha	03:14 – 04:45 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta	04:45 – 06:17 (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 Year	5109
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1866066.27
Julian Day	2454531.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.9672°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	337.80°

🪷 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 (23.9672°), declination -5.58°, EoT -12.00 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: 2026-05-14T07:43:35.512Z