पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · February 28, 2014 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: 2071 Plavaṅga

Śaka Saṁvat: 1936 Jaya

Bengali Saṁvat: 1421

Malayalam Era: 1190

Nanakshahi: 545

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)	Śakuni
वार (Vāra)	Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	315.31°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P3
चन्द्र Candra	297.16°	Makara	Dhaniṣṭhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	183.19°	Tulā	Citrā P3
बुध Budha	293.93°	Makara	Dhaniṣṭhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	75.80°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P3
शुक्र Śukra	271.00°	Makara	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P2
शनि Śani	209.01°	Tulā	Viśākhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:23 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:00 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:11 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	05:24 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	16:33 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 36 Mins 44 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 23 Mins 16 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:50 – 05:37
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:25 – 06:23
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:48 – 12:35
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:07 – 14:54
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:48 – 18:12
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:00 – 18:29
Amṛta Kāla	17:45 – 19:30
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:48 – 00:35

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	10:44 – 12:11
Yamaganda	15:06 – 16:33
Gulika Kāla	07:50 – 09:17
Varjyam	06:52 – 07:11
Dur Muhūrta	09:06 – 09:29

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: South-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Lumba (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):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala	06:23 – 07:50 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha	07:50 – 09:17 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta	09:17 – 10:44 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla	10:44 – 12:11 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha	12:11 – 13:38 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga	13:38 – 15:06 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg	15:06 – 16:33 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala	16:33 – 18:00 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga	18:00 – 19:33 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg	19:33 – 21:06 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala	21:06 – 22:38 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha	22:38 – 00:11 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta	00:11 – 01:44 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla	01:44 – 03:17 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha	03:17 – 04:50 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga	04:50 – 06:23 (inauspicious)

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	5115
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1868251.27
Julian Day	2456716.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.0508°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	343.49°

🪷 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 (24.0508°), declination -8.06°, EoT -13.22 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: 2026-05-14T07:43:49.361Z