पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · March 2, 2045 CE

🪷 आज: होलिका दहन — Holikā Dahana
Burning of Holikā; Prahlāda saved by Hari. Eve of Holi.

Also observed today

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2102 Bahudhānya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1967 Krodhana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1452
Malayalam Era: 1221
Nanakshahi: 576
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturdaśī (14/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Maghā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya317.37°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
चन्द्र Candra119.57°KarkaAśleṣā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala330.69°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
बुध Budha334.71°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati300.17°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
शुक्र Śukra312.57°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
शनि Śani226.09°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:21 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:01 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:11 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)16:31 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)05:29 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 40 Mins 21 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 19 Mins 39 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:47 – 05:34
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:22 – 06:21
Abhijit Muhūrta11:48 – 12:34
Vijaya Muhūrta14:08 – 14:54
Godhūli Muhūrta17:49 – 18:13
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:01 – 18:30
Amṛta Kāla17:46 – 19:31
Niśīta Muhūrta23:48 – 00:34

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:39 – 15:06
Yamaganda06:21 – 07:48
Gulika Kāla09:16 – 10:43
Varjyam06:50 – 07:09
Dur Muhūrta 09:04 – 09:28

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:21 – 07:48 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:48 – 09:16 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:16 – 10:43 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:43 – 12:11 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:11 – 13:39 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:39 – 15:06 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:06 – 16:34 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:34 – 18:01 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:01 – 19:34 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:34 – 21:06 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:06 – 22:39 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:39 – 00:11 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:11 – 01:43 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:43 – 03:16 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:16 – 04:48 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:48 – 06:21 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5146
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1879576.27
Julian Day2468041.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.4839°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)163.77°
🪷 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 (24.4839°), declination -7.11°, EoT -12.85 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: 2045-03-02 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)