पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · April 8, 1901 CE

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सङ्कष्टी चतुर्थी · Saṅkaṣṭī CaturthīPan-Hindu

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 1958 Ānanda

Śaka Saṁvat: 1823 Plava

Bengali Saṁvat: 1308

Malayalam Era: 1077

Nanakshahi: 432

Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Anurādhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)	Bālava
वार (Vāra)	Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	355.04°	Mīna	Revatī P3
चन्द्र Candra	218.26°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	122.04°	Siṃha	Maghā P1
बुध Budha	329.00°	Kumbha	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	261.22°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
शुक्र Śukra	350.44°	Mīna	Revatī P2
शनि Śani	264.89°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:43 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:17 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:00 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	21:31 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	08:16 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 33 Mins 36 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 26 Mins 24 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:03 – 04:53
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:41 – 05:43
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:35 – 12:25
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:06 – 14:56
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:05 – 18:29
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:17 – 18:48
Amṛta Kāla	18:02 – 19:47
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:35 – 00:25

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	07:18 – 08:52
Yamaganda	10:26 – 12:00
Gulika Kāla	13:34 – 15:09
Varjyam	06:15 – 06:35
Dur Muhūrta	08:39 – 09:04

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: North-East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Amṛta (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (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 · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta	05:43 – 07:18 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla	07:18 – 08:52 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha	08:52 – 10:26 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga	10:26 – 12:00 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg	12:00 – 13:34 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala	13:34 – 15:09 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha	15:09 – 16:43 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta	16:43 – 18:17 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala	18:17 – 19:43 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha	19:43 – 21:09 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta	21:09 – 22:34 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla	22:34 – 00:00 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha	00:00 – 01:26 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga	01:26 – 02:52 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg	02:52 – 04:18 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala	04:18 – 05:43 (neutral)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Candra Walk (चन्द्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5002
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1827017.27
Julian Day	2415482.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	22.4738°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	226.76°

🪷 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 (22.4738°), declination 6.87°, EoT -2.19 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: 2026-05-14T09:50:15.621Z