पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · March 11, 2017 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: 2074 Sādhāraṇa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1939 Hemalambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1424
Malayalam Era: 1193
Nanakshahi: 548
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturdaśī (14/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Maghā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya326.56°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
चन्द्र Candra127.57°SiṃhaMaghā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala6.39°MeṣaAśvinī P2
बुध Budha330.00°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati176.95°KanyāCitrā P2
शुक्र Śukra347.99°MīnaRevatī P1
शनि Śani242.96°DhanuMūla P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:12 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:06 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:09 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)16:29 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)05:16 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 53 Mins 21 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 06 Mins 39 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:37 – 05:25
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:13 – 06:12
Abhijit Muhūrta11:45 – 12:33
Vijaya Muhūrta14:08 – 14:55
Godhūli Muhūrta17:54 – 18:18
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:06 – 18:35
Amṛta Kāla17:51 – 19:36
Niśīta Muhūrta23:45 – 00:33

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:11 – 10:40
Yamaganda13:38 – 15:07
Gulika Kāla06:12 – 07:41
Varjyam06:42 – 07:01
Dur Muhūrta 08:59 – 09:22

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:12 – 07:41 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:41 – 09:11 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:11 – 10:40 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:40 – 12:09 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:09 – 13:38 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:38 – 15:07 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:07 – 16:36 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:36 – 18:06 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:06 – 19:36 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:36 – 21:07 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:07 – 22:38 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:38 – 00:09 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:09 – 01:40 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:40 – 03:11 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:11 – 04:41 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:41 – 06:12 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śani Walk (शनि यात्रा)
7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869358.27
Julian Day2457823.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0931°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)162.19°
🪷 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 (24.0931°), declination -3.70°, EoT -10.76 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: 2026-05-14T05:20:34.071Z