पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · March 8, 2103 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2160 Dhātṛ
Śaka Saṁvat: 2025 Rudhirodgāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1510
Malayalam Era: 1279
Nanakshahi: 634
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā (30/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śatabhiṣā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)Catuṣpāda
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya321.51°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
चन्द्र Candra313.22°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala291.75°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
बुध Budha327.38°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati264.63°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
शुक्र Śukra357.14°MīnaRevatī P4
शनि Śani215.60°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:16 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:03 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:10 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:50 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:23 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 47 Mins 38 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 12 Mins 22 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:41 – 05:29
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:17 – 06:16
Abhijit Muhūrta11:46 – 12:33
Vijaya Muhūrta14:08 – 14:55
Godhūli Muhūrta17:51 – 18:15
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:03 – 18:33
Amṛta Kāla17:48 – 19:33
Niśīta Muhūrta23:46 – 00:33

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:38 – 15:07
Yamaganda06:16 – 07:44
Gulika Kāla09:13 – 10:41
Varjyam06:45 – 07:04
Dur Muhūrta 09:01 – 09:25

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 Śubha06:16 – 07:44 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:44 – 09:13 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:13 – 10:41 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:41 – 12:10 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:10 – 13:38 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:38 – 15:07 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:07 – 16:35 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:35 – 18:03 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:03 – 19:35 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:35 – 21:07 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:07 – 22:38 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:38 – 00:10 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:10 – 01:41 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:41 – 03:13 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:13 – 04:44 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:44 – 06:16 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā + Śatabhiṣā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5204
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1900765.27
Julian Day2489230.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)25.2943°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)352.62°
🪷 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 (25.2943°), declination -5.21°, EoT -11.53 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: 2103-03-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)