पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · February 24, 2074 CE

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कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति · Kumbha SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu
मासिक शिवरात्रि · Māsika ŚivarātriShaiva

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2131 Plavaṅga

Śaka Saṁvat: 1996 Jaya

Bengali Saṁvat: 1481

Malayalam Era: 1250

Nanakshahi: 605

Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Śravaṇa Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Parigha
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	310.90°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P2
चन्द्र Candra	288.62°	Makara	Śravaṇa P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	115.97°	Karka	Aśleṣā P3
बुध Budha	283.30°	Makara	Śravaṇa P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	98.99°	Karka	Puṣya P2
शुक्र Śukra	325.13°	Kumbha	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P2
शनि Śani	221.02°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:26 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:58 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:12 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	05:13 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	16:13 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 31 Mins 37 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 28 Mins 23 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:54 – 05:40
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:29 – 06:26
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:49 – 12:35
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:07 – 14:53
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:46 – 18:10
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:58 – 18:27
Amṛta Kāla	17:43 – 19:28
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:49 – 00:35

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	09:19 – 10:45
Yamaganda	13:38 – 15:05
Gulika Kāla	06:26 – 07:53
Varjyam	06:55 – 07:13
Dur Muhūrta	09:08 – 09:31

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: East

Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (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 Kāla	06:26 – 07:53 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha	07:53 – 09:19 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga	09:19 – 10:45 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg	10:45 – 12:12 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala	12:12 – 13:38 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha	13:38 – 15:05 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta	15:05 – 16:31 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla	16:31 – 17:58 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha	17:58 – 19:31 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta	19:31 – 21:05 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla	21:05 – 22:38 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha	22:38 – 00:12 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga	00:12 – 01:45 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg	01:45 – 03:19 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala	03:19 – 04:53 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha	04:53 – 06:26 (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 Year	5175
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1890162.27
Julian Day	2478627.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.8888°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	338.65°

🪷 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 (24.8888°), declination -9.39°, EoT -13.84 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 at: 2026-05-14T09:53:14.741Z