पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · February 27, 2025 CE

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🪷 आज: महा शिवरात्रि — Mahā Śivarātri
The greatest night of Lord Śiva; cosmic dance of dissolution.

Also observed today

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2082 Kālayukta
Śaka Saṁvat: 1947 Viśvāvasu
Bengali Saṁvat: 1432
Malayalam Era: 1201
Nanakshahi: 556
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)Śakuni
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya314.49°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
चन्द्र Candra301.10°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala82.49°MithunaPunarvasu P1
बुध Budha328.38°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati47.87°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra346.17°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
शनि Śani326.35°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:24 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:59 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:11 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:41 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:55 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 35 Mins 46 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 24 Mins 14 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:51 – 05:37
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:26 – 06:24
Abhijit Muhūrta11:48 – 12:35
Vijaya Muhūrta14:07 – 14:54
Godhūli Muhūrta17:47 – 18:11
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:59 – 18:28
Amṛta Kāla17:44 – 19:29
Niśīta Muhūrta23:48 – 00:35

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:38 – 15:05
Yamaganda06:24 – 07:51
Gulika Kāla09:18 – 10:45
Varjyam06:53 – 07:11
Dur Muhūrta 09:06 – 09:29

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (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 · 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 Śubha06:24 – 07:51 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:51 – 09:18 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:18 – 10:45 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:45 – 12:11 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:11 – 13:38 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:38 – 15:05 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:05 – 16:32 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:32 – 17:59 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:59 – 19:32 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:32 – 21:05 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:05 – 22:38 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:38 – 00:11 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:11 – 01:45 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:45 – 03:18 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:18 – 04:51 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:51 – 06:24 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Mahā Śivarātri Walk (महा शिवरात्रि यात्रा)
12 steps · festival walk
Today is Mahā Śivarātri — its dedicated walk.
Śiva-stuti through Bhāgavata + Mahābhārata Anuśāsana.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872268.27
Julian Day2460733.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2044°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)345.66°
🪷 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 (24.2044°), declination -8.31°, EoT -13.39 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: 2026-05-14T11:03:03.828Z