पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · March 15, 2071 CE

🪷 आज: होली — Holi (Phālguna Pūrṇimā)
Festival of colors; Holikā-dahana eve.

Also observed today

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2128 Krodhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1993 Khara
Bengali Saṁvat: 1478
Malayalam Era: 1247
Nanakshahi: 602
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pūrṇimā (15/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śūla
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya329.71°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
चन्द्र Candra136.52°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala294.97°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
बुध Budha344.78°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati5.61°MeṣaAśvinī P2
शुक्र Śukra5.34°MeṣaAśvinī P2
शनि Śani185.13°TulāCitrā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:08 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:07 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:08 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)16:59 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)05:32 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 59 Mins 11 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 00 Mins 49 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:32 – 05:20
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:08 – 06:08
Abhijit Muhūrta11:44 – 12:32
Vijaya Muhūrta14:08 – 14:56
Godhūli Muhūrta17:55 – 18:19
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:07 – 18:37
Amṛta Kāla17:52 – 19:37
Niśīta Muhūrta23:44 – 00:32

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:37 – 18:07
Yamaganda12:08 – 13:38
Gulika Kāla15:08 – 16:37
Varjyam06:38 – 06:57
Dur Muhūrta 08:56 – 09:20

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg06:08 – 07:38 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:38 – 09:08 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:08 – 10:38 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:38 – 12:08 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:08 – 13:38 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:38 – 15:08 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:08 – 16:37 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:37 – 18:07 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:07 – 19:37 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:37 – 21:08 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:08 – 22:38 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:38 – 00:08 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:08 – 01:38 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:38 – 03:08 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:08 – 04:38 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:38 – 06:08 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Pūrṇimā + Pūrva Phalgunī alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-04Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)
-0562-04-11Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5172
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1889085.27
Julian Day2477550.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.8476°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)168.47°
🪷 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 (24.8476°), declination -2.16°, EoT -9.65 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: 2071-03-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)