पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · February 28, 2018 CE

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

Also observed today

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 Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Āśleṣā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya315.29°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
चन्द्र Candra108.36°KarkaAśleṣā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala235.30°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
बुध Budha324.03°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati208.78°TulāViśākhā P3
शुक्र Śukra327.01°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
शनि Śani253.00°DhanuMūla P4

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)15:47 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)05:00 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 36 Mins 47 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 23 Mins 13 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:50 – 05:36
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:25 – 06:23
Abhijit Muhūrta11:48 – 12:35
Vijaya Muhūrta14:07 – 14:54
Godhūli Muhūrta17:48 – 18:12
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:00 – 18:29
Amṛta Kāla17:45 – 19:30
Niśīta Muhūrta23:48 – 00:35

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:11 – 13:38
Yamaganda07:50 – 09:17
Gulika Kāla10:44 – 12:11
Varjyam06:52 – 07:11
Dur Muhūrta 09:06 – 09:29

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Amṛta (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 · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:23 – 07:50 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:50 – 09:17 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:17 – 10:44 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:44 – 12:11 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:11 – 13:38 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:38 – 15:06 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:06 – 16:33 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:33 – 18:00 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:00 – 19:33 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:33 – 21:06 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:06 – 22:38 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:38 – 00:11 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:11 – 01:44 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:44 – 03:17 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:17 – 04:50 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:50 – 06:23 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Budha Walk (बुध यात्रा)
6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869712.27
Julian Day2458177.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1067°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)155.03°
🪷 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 (24.1067°), declination -8.05°, 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: 2026-05-14T08:58:29.456Z