पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · March 1, 2060 CE

🪷 आज: महा शिवरात्रि — Mahā Śivarātri
The greatest night of Lord Śiva; cosmic dance of dissolution.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.19 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
य एनं वेत्ति हन्तारं यश्चैनं मन्यते हतम्।

उभौ तौ न विजानीतो नायं हन्ति न हन्यते।।2.19।।
"2.19 He who thinks that the Spirit kills, and he who thinks of It as killed, are both ignorant. The Spirit kills not, nor is It killed." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.19's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2117 Vijaya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1982 Vikrama
Bengali Saṁvat: 1467
Malayalam Era: 1236
Nanakshahi: 591
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Parigha
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya316.52°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
चन्द्र Candra293.83°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala323.55°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
बुध Budha293.70°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati28.75°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
शुक्र Śukra1.52°MeṣaAśvinī P1
शनि Śani32.30°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2

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)05:07 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:13 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 39 Mins 26 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 20 Mins 34 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:48 – 05:35
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:23 – 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 Kāla07:49 – 09:16
Yamaganda10:44 – 12:11
Gulika Kāla13:39 – 15:06
Varjyam06:51 – 07:09
Dur Muhūrta 09:05 – 09:28

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:21 – 07:49 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:49 – 09:16 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:16 – 10:44 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:44 – 12:11 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:11 – 13:39 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:39 – 15:06 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:06 – 16:33 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:33 – 18:01 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:01 – 19:33 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:33 – 21:06 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:06 – 22:39 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:39 – 00:11 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:11 – 01:44 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:44 – 03:16 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:16 – 04:49 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:49 – 06:21 (neutral)

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 Year5161
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1885054.27
Julian Day2473519.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.6935°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)337.20°
🪷 Provenance & Methodology
Substrate: Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta
Method: Sūrya Siddhānta + Bhāskara-II iterative manda + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) evection + variation + annual equation
Tier-2 city localization: spherical astronomy + Lahiri ayanamsa (24.6935°), declination -7.36°, EoT -13.04 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: 2060-03-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)