पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · March 10, 2009 CE

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🪷 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: 2066 Śubhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1931 Virodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1416
Malayalam Era: 1185
Nanakshahi: 540
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturdaśī (14/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya325.62°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
चन्द्र Candra131.71°SiṃhaMaghā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala301.92°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
बुध Budha307.93°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati291.12°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
शुक्र Śukra351.21°MīnaRevatī P2
शनि Śani144.10°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:13 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:05 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:09 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)16:53 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)05:34 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 51 Mins 47 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 08 Mins 13 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:38 – 05:26
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:14 – 06:13
Abhijit Muhūrta11:45 – 12:33
Vijaya Muhūrta14:08 – 14:55
Godhūli Muhūrta17:53 – 18:17
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:05 – 18:35
Amṛta Kāla17:50 – 19:35
Niśīta Muhūrta23:45 – 00:33

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:07 – 16:36
Yamaganda09:11 – 10:40
Gulika Kāla12:09 – 13:38
Varjyam06:43 – 07:02
Dur Muhūrta 08:59 – 09:23

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:13 – 07:42 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:42 – 09:11 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:11 – 10:40 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:40 – 12:09 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:09 – 13:38 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:38 – 15:07 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:07 – 16:36 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:36 – 18:05 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:05 – 19:36 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:36 – 21:07 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:07 – 22:38 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:38 – 00:09 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:09 – 01:40 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:40 – 03:11 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:11 – 04:42 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:42 – 06:13 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Maṅgala Walk (मङ्गल यात्रा)
7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5110
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1866435.27
Julian Day2454900.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9813°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)167.94°
🪷 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 (23.9813°), declination -4.12°, EoT -11.02 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: 2009-03-10 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)