पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · February 16, 2018 CE

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🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2075 Virodhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1940 Vilambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1425
Malayalam Era: 1194
Nanakshahi: 549
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Parigha
करण (Karaṇa)Kiṃstughna
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya303.20°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
चन्द्र Candra305.00°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala228.10°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
बुध Budha301.78°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati208.22°TulāViśākhā P3
शुक्र Śukra312.02°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
शनि Śani252.02°DhanuMūla P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:33 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:53 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:13 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:40 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:00 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 19 Mins 48 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 40 Mins 12 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:02 – 05:47
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:36 – 06:33
Abhijit Muhūrta11:50 – 12:35
Vijaya Muhūrta14:06 – 14:51
Godhūli Muhūrta17:41 – 18:05
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:53 – 18:21
Amṛta Kāla17:38 – 19:23
Niśīta Muhūrta23:50 – 00:35

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:48 – 12:13
Yamaganda15:03 – 16:28
Gulika Kāla07:58 – 09:23
Varjyam07:01 – 07:19
Dur Muhūrta 09:11 – 09:34

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Lumba (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
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):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:33 – 07:58 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:58 – 09:23 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:23 – 10:48 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:48 – 12:13 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:13 – 13:38 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:38 – 15:03 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:03 – 16:28 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:28 – 17:53 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:53 – 19:28 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:28 – 21:03 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:03 – 22:38 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:38 – 00:13 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:13 – 01:48 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:48 – 03:23 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:23 – 04:58 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:58 – 06:33 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śukra Walk (शुक्र यात्रा)
5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869700.27
Julian Day2458165.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1062°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)1.98°
🪷 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 (24.1062°), declination -12.41°, EoT -14.54 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: 2018-02-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)