पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · February 18, 2023 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 Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2080 Nala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1945 Śobhana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1430
Malayalam Era: 1199
Nanakshahi: 554
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya304.94°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
चन्द्र Candra272.89°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala50.59°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
बुध Budha284.97°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati345.32°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
शुक्र Śukra332.69°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
शनि Śani303.81°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:31 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:54 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:13 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:43 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:26 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 22 Mins 16 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 37 Mins 44 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:00 – 05:46
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:35 – 06:31
Abhijit Muhūrta11:50 – 12:35
Vijaya Muhūrta14:06 – 14:52
Godhūli Muhūrta17:42 – 18:06
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:54 – 18:22
Amṛta Kāla17:39 – 19:24
Niśīta Muhūrta23:50 – 00:35

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:22 – 10:47
Yamaganda13:38 – 15:03
Gulika Kāla06:31 – 07:57
Varjyam07:00 – 07:18
Dur Muhūrta 09:11 – 09:33

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (Inauspicious)
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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:31 – 07:57 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:57 – 09:22 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:22 – 10:47 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:47 – 12:13 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:13 – 13:38 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:38 – 15:03 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:03 – 16:28 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:28 – 17:54 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:54 – 19:28 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:28 – 21:03 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:03 – 22:38 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:38 – 00:13 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:13 – 01:47 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:47 – 03:22 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:22 – 04:57 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:57 – 06:31 (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 Year5124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871528.27
Julian Day2459993.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1761°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)329.97°
🪷 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 (24.1761°), declination -11.78°, EoT -14.43 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: 2026-05-14T10:00:04.997Z