पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · March 14, 2010 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: 2067 Śobhana
Śaka Saṁvat: 1932 Vikṛti
Bengali Saṁvat: 1417
Malayalam Era: 1186
Nanakshahi: 541
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śatabhiṣā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya329.35°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
चन्द्र Candra309.07°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala96.26°KarkaPuṣya P1
बुध Budha328.64°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati319.23°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
शुक्र Śukra343.98°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
शनि Śani157.69°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:09 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:07 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:08 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:04 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:30 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 57 Mins 23 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 02 Mins 37 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:34 – 05:22
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:10 – 06:09
Abhijit Muhūrta11:44 – 12:32
Vijaya Muhūrta14:08 – 14:55
Godhūli Muhūrta17:55 – 18:19
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:07 – 18:37
Amṛta Kāla17:52 – 19:37
Niśīta Muhūrta23:44 – 00:32

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:37 – 18:07
Yamaganda12:08 – 13:38
Gulika Kāla15:07 – 16:37
Varjyam06:39 – 06:58
Dur Muhūrta 08:57 – 09:21

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mātaṇga (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 · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg06:09 – 07:39 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:39 – 09:09 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:09 – 10:38 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:38 – 12:08 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:08 – 13:38 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:38 – 15:07 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:07 – 16:37 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:37 – 18:07 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:07 – 19:37 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:37 – 21:07 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:07 – 22:38 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:38 – 00:08 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:08 – 01:38 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:38 – 03:09 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:09 – 04:39 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:39 – 06:09 (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 Year5111
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1866804.27
Julian Day2455269.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9955°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)339.02°
🪷 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 (23.9955°), declination -2.64°, EoT -9.94 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: 2010-03-14 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)