पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · March 13, 2059 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: 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)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śatabhiṣā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Sādhya
करण (Karaṇa)Śakuni
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya327.79°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
चन्द्र Candra313.99°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala127.87°SiṃhaMaghā P3
बुध Budha313.19°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati1.20°MeṣaAśvinī P1
शुक्र Śukra290.74°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
शनि Śani20.46°MeṣaBharaṇī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:10 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:06 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:08 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:26 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:00 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 56 Mins 04 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 03 Mins 56 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:35 – 05:23
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:11 – 06:10
Abhijit Muhūrta11:44 – 12:32
Vijaya Muhūrta14:08 – 14:55
Godhūli Muhūrta17:54 – 18:18
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:06 – 18:36
Amṛta Kāla17:51 – 19:36
Niśīta Muhūrta23:44 – 00:32

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:38 – 15:07
Yamaganda06:10 – 07:40
Gulika Kāla09:09 – 10:39
Varjyam06:40 – 06:59
Dur Muhūrta 08:57 – 09:21

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Maitra (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 · 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 Śubha06:10 – 07:40 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:40 – 09:09 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:09 – 10:39 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:39 – 12:08 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:08 – 13:38 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:38 – 15:07 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:07 – 16:37 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:37 – 18:06 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:06 – 19:37 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:37 – 21:07 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:07 – 22:38 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:38 – 00:08 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:08 – 01:39 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:39 – 03:09 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:09 – 04:40 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:40 – 06:10 (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 Year5160
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1884700.27
Julian Day2473165.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.6799°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)347.17°
🪷 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 (24.6799°), declination -2.99°, EoT -10.22 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: 2059-03-13 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)