पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · March 1, 1899 CE

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सङ्कष्टी चतुर्थी · Saṅkaṣṭī CaturthīPan-Hindu

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 1956 Paridhāvi

Śaka Saṁvat: 1821 Vikāri

Bengali Saṁvat: 1306

Malayalam Era: 1075

Nanakshahi: 430

Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Citrā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)	Bava
वार (Vāra)	Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	317.82°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P4
चन्द्र Candra	177.29°	Kanyā	Citrā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	88.37°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P3
बुध Budha	320.41°	Kumbha	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	198.82°	Tulā	Svātī P4
शुक्र Śukra	273.29°	Makara	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P2
शनि Śani	241.51°	Dhanu	Mūla P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:22 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:00 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:11 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	21:01 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	08:37 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 38 Mins 02 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 21 Mins 58 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:49 – 05:36
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:24 – 06:22
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:48 – 12:34
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:07 – 14:54
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:48 – 18:12
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:00 – 18:29
Amṛta Kāla	17:45 – 19:30
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:48 – 00:34

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	12:11 – 13:38
Yamaganda	07:49 – 09:17
Gulika Kāla	10:44 – 12:11
Varjyam	06:51 – 07:10
Dur Muhūrta	09:05 – 09:28

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: North-West

Rāhu Vāsa: South-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (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 · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha	06:22 – 07:49 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta	07:49 – 09:17 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla	09:17 – 10:44 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha	10:44 – 12:11 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga	12:11 – 13:38 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg	13:38 – 15:06 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala	15:06 – 16:33 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha	16:33 – 18:00 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg	18:00 – 19:33 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala	19:33 – 21:06 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha	21:06 – 22:38 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta	22:38 – 00:11 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla	00:11 – 01:44 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha	01:44 – 03:17 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga	03:17 – 04:49 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg	04:49 – 06:22 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Budha Walk (बुध यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5000
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1826249.27
Julian Day	2414714.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	22.4444°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	221.34°

🪷 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 (22.4444°), declination -7.72°, 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 at: 2026-05-14T09:27:34.939Z