पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · April 12, 1906 CE

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सङ्कष्टी चतुर्थी · Saṅkaṣṭī CaturthīPan-Hindu

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 1963 Siddhārthī

Śaka Saṁvat: 1828 Parābhava

Bengali Saṁvat: 1313

Malayalam Era: 1082

Nanakshahi: 437

Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Anurādhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)	Bava
वार (Vāra)	Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	358.69°	Mīna	Revatī P4
चन्द्र Candra	218.05°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	27.10°	Meṣa	Kṛttikā P1
बुध Budha	348.43°	Mīna	Revatī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	44.50°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P2
शुक्र Śukra	14.10°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P1
शनि Śani	319.47°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:40 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:19 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:59 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	21:14 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	07:59 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 39 Mins 03 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 20 Mins 57 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:58 – 04:49
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:36 – 05:40
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:34 – 12:24
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:06 – 14:56
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:07 – 18:31
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:19 – 18:50
Amṛta Kāla	18:04 – 19:49
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:34 – 00:24

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	13:34 – 15:09
Yamaganda	05:40 – 07:15
Gulika Kāla	08:49 – 10:24
Varjyam	06:11 – 06:31
Dur Muhūrta	08:37 – 09:02

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)

Candra Vāsa: North-East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (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 Śubha	05:40 – 07:15 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga	07:15 – 08:49 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg	08:49 – 10:24 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala	10:24 – 11:59 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha	11:59 – 13:34 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta	13:34 – 15:09 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla	15:09 – 16:44 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha	16:44 – 18:19 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta	18:19 – 19:44 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla	19:44 – 21:09 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha	21:09 – 22:34 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga	22:34 – 23:59 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg	23:59 – 01:24 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala	01:24 – 02:49 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha	02:49 – 04:15 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta	04:15 – 05:40 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Bṛhaspati Walk (गुरु यात्रा)

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5007
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1828847.27
Julian Day	2417312.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	22.5437°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	216.55°

🪷 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 (22.5437°), declination 8.28°, EoT -1.04 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 for: 1906-04-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)