पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · February 16, 2102 CE

🪷 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: 2159 Yuva
Śaka Saṁvat: 2024 Dundubhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1509
Malayalam Era: 1278
Nanakshahi: 633
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya301.64°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
चन्द्र Candra280.80°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala49.77°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
बुध Budha280.03°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati234.21°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
शुक्र Śukra253.73°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
शनि Śani203.86°TulāViśākhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:33 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:52 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:13 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:23 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:15 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 19 Mins 17 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 40 Mins 43 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:02 – 05:48
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:36 – 06:33
Abhijit Muhūrta11:50 – 12:35
Vijaya Muhūrta14:06 – 14:51
Godhūli Muhūrta17:40 – 18:04
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:52 – 18:21
Amṛta Kāla17:37 – 19:22
Niśīta Muhūrta23:50 – 00:35

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:38 – 15:02
Yamaganda06:33 – 07:58
Gulika Kāla09:23 – 10:48
Varjyam07:01 – 07:19
Dur Muhūrta 09:12 – 09:34

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Mudgara (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
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 Śubha06:33 – 07:58 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:58 – 09:23 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:23 – 10:48 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:48 – 12:13 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:13 – 13:38 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:38 – 15:02 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:02 – 16:27 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:27 – 17:52 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:52 – 19:27 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:27 – 21:02 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:02 – 22:38 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:38 – 00:13 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:13 – 01:48 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:48 – 03:23 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:23 – 04:58 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:58 – 06:33 (auspicious)

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 Year5203
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1900380.27
Julian Day2488845.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)25.2796°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)340.91°
🪷 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 (25.2796°), declination -12.54°, EoT -14.54 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: 2102-02-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)