पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · February 26, 2059 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: 2116 Nandana
Śaka Saṁvat: 1981 Pramāthi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1466
Malayalam Era: 1235
Nanakshahi: 590
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturdaśī (14/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Āśleṣā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya312.76°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
चन्द्र Candra117.71°KarkaAśleṣā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala133.52°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
बुध Budha325.34°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati358.03°MīnaRevatī P4
शुक्र Śukra272.70°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
शनि Śani19.17°MeṣaBharaṇī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:25 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:59 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:12 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)16:42 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)05:41 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 33 Mins 58 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 26 Mins 02 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:52 – 05:38
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:27 – 06:25
Abhijit Muhūrta11:49 – 12:35
Vijaya Muhūrta14:07 – 14:54
Godhūli Muhūrta17:47 – 18:11
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:59 – 18:28
Amṛta Kāla17:44 – 19:29
Niśīta Muhūrta23:49 – 00:35

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:12 – 13:38
Yamaganda07:51 – 09:18
Gulika Kāla10:45 – 12:12
Varjyam06:54 – 07:12
Dur Muhūrta 09:07 – 09:30

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:25 – 07:51 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:51 – 09:18 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:18 – 10:45 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:45 – 12:12 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:12 – 13:38 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:38 – 15:05 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:05 – 16:32 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:32 – 17:59 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:59 – 19:32 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:32 – 21:05 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:05 – 22:38 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:38 – 00:12 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:12 – 01:45 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:45 – 03:18 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:18 – 04:51 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:51 – 06:25 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5160
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1884685.27
Julian Day2473150.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.6793°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)164.84°
🪷 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 (24.6793°), declination -8.78°, EoT -13.55 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: 2059-02-26 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)