पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · February 20, 2050 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: 2107 Subhānu
Śaka Saṁvat: 1972 Pramoda
Bengali Saṁvat: 1457
Malayalam Era: 1226
Nanakshahi: 581
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Varīyān
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya307.03°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
चन्द्र Candra284.31°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala234.03°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
बुध Budha295.96°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati90.37°KarkaPunarvasu P4
शुक्र Śukra318.80°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
शनि Śani278.14°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:30 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:55 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:12 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:14 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:09 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 25 Mins 41 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 34 Mins 19 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:58 – 05:44
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:32 – 06:30
Abhijit Muhūrta11:50 – 12:35
Vijaya Muhūrta14:07 – 14:52
Godhūli Muhūrta17:43 – 18:07
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:55 – 18:24
Amṛta Kāla17:40 – 19:25
Niśīta Muhūrta23:50 – 00:35

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:30 – 17:55
Yamaganda12:12 – 13:38
Gulika Kāla15:04 – 16:30
Varjyam06:58 – 07:16
Dur Muhūrta 09:10 – 09:32

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mausala (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 Udveg06:30 – 07:55 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:55 – 09:21 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:21 – 10:47 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:47 – 12:12 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:12 – 13:38 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:38 – 15:04 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:04 – 16:30 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:30 – 17:55 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha17:55 – 19:30 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:30 – 21:04 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:04 – 22:38 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:38 – 00:12 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:12 – 01:47 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:47 – 03:21 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:21 – 04:55 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:55 – 06:30 (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 Year5151
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1881392.27
Julian Day2469857.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.5534°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)338.44°
🪷 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 (24.5534°), declination -10.91°, EoT -14.28 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: 2050-02-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)