पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · February 28, 2016 CE

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तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2073 Saumya

Śaka Saṁvat: 1938 Durmukhi

Bengali Saṁvat: 1423

Malayalam Era: 1192

Nanakshahi: 547

Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī (21/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Svātī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)	Gara
वार (Vāra)	Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	314.80°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P3
चन्द्र Candra	192.52°	Tulā	Svātī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	212.95°	Vṛścika	Viśākhā P4
बुध Budha	295.56°	Makara	Dhaniṣṭhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	144.73°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P4
शुक्र Śukra	289.15°	Makara	Śravaṇa P3
शनि Śani	231.53°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:23 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:59 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:11 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	22:26 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	09:38 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 36 Mins 02 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 23 Mins 58 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:51 – 05:37
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:25 – 06:23
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:48 – 12:35
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:07 – 14:54
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:47 – 18:11
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:59 – 18:28
Amṛta Kāla	17:44 – 19:29
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:48 – 00:35

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	16:32 – 17:59
Yamaganda	12:11 – 13:38
Gulika Kāla	15:05 – 16:32
Varjyam	06:52 – 07:11
Dur Muhūrta	09:06 – 09:29

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: North

Rāhu Vāsa: North-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 · 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 · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg	06:23 – 07:50 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala	07:50 – 09:17 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha	09:17 – 10:44 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta	10:44 – 12:11 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla	12:11 – 13:38 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha	13:38 – 15:05 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga	15:05 – 16:32 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg	16:32 – 17:59 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha	17:59 – 19:32 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga	19:32 – 21:05 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg	21:05 – 22:38 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala	22:38 – 00:11 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha	00:11 – 01:44 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta	01:44 – 03:17 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla	03:17 – 04:50 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha	04:50 – 06:23 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Sūrya Walk (सूर्य यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1868981.27
Julian Day	2457446.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.0787°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	241.28°

🪷 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 (24.0787°), declination -8.24°, 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 for: 2016-02-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)