पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · February 18, 2026 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: 2083 Siddhārthī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1948 Parābhava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1433
Malayalam Era: 1202
Nanakshahi: 557
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śatabhiṣā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)Kiṃstughna
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya305.17°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
चन्द्र Candra311.71°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala295.49°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
बुध Budha322.75°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati81.43°MithunaPunarvasu P1
शुक्र Śukra314.96°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
शनि Śani336.32°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1

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)06:54 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:23 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 22 Mins 38 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 37 Mins 22 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:00 – 05:46
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:34 – 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 Kāla12:13 – 13:38
Yamaganda07:57 – 09:22
Gulika Kāla10:47 – 12:13
Varjyam07:00 – 07:18
Dur Muhūrta 09:11 – 09:33

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Śrīvatsa (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 · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:31 – 07:57 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:57 – 09:22 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:22 – 10:47 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:47 – 12:13 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:13 – 13:38 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:38 – 15:03 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:03 – 16:29 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:29 – 17:54 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:54 – 19:29 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:29 – 21:03 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:03 – 22:38 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:38 – 00:13 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:13 – 01:47 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:47 – 03:22 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:22 – 04:57 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:57 – 06:31 (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 Year5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872624.27
Julian Day2461089.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2181°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)5.71°
🪷 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 (24.2181°), declination -11.69°, 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: 2026-05-14T04:46:34.334Z