पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · February 23, 2047 CE

🪷 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: 2104 Vikrama
Śaka Saṁvat: 1969 Prabhava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1454
Malayalam Era: 1223
Nanakshahi: 578
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Parigha
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya309.82°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
चन्द्र Candra289.99°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala340.94°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
बुध Budha292.17°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati354.13°MīnaRevatī P3
शुक्र Śukra340.03°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
शनि Śani247.28°DhanuMūla P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:27 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:57 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:12 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:22 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:23 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 29 Mins 32 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 30 Mins 28 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:55 – 05:41
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:30 – 06:27
Abhijit Muhūrta11:49 – 12:35
Vijaya Muhūrta14:07 – 14:53
Godhūli Muhūrta17:45 – 18:09
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:57 – 18:26
Amṛta Kāla17:42 – 19:27
Niśīta Muhūrta23:49 – 00:35

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:20 – 10:46
Yamaganda13:38 – 15:04
Gulika Kāla06:27 – 07:53
Varjyam06:56 – 07:14
Dur Muhūrta 09:08 – 09:31

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:27 – 07:53 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:53 – 09:20 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:20 – 10:46 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:46 – 12:12 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:12 – 13:38 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:38 – 15:04 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:04 – 16:31 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:31 – 17:57 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:57 – 19:31 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:31 – 21:04 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:04 – 22:38 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:38 – 00:12 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:12 – 01:46 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:46 – 03:20 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:20 – 04:53 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:53 – 06:27 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

12 steps · festival walk
Today is Mahā Śivarātri — its dedicated walk.
Śiva-stuti through Bhāgavata + Mahābhārata Anuśāsana.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5148
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1880299.27
Julian Day2468764.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.5116°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)340.87°
🪷 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 (24.5116°), declination -9.92°, EoT -13.97 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: 2047-02-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)