पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · May 21, 1916 CE

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सङ्कष्टी चतुर्थी · Saṅkaṣṭī CaturthīPan-Hindu

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 1973 Śukla

Śaka Saṁvat: 1838 Nala

Bengali Saṁvat: 1323

Malayalam Era: 1092

Nanakshahi: 447

Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Śubha
करण (Karaṇa)	Bālava
वार (Vāra)	Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	36.95°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P4
चन्द्र Candra	264.80°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	124.93°	Siṃha	Maghā P2
बुध Budha	57.29°	Vṛṣabha	Mr̥gaśirā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	1.09°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P1
शुक्र Śukra	80.19°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P1
शनि Śani	81.56°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:11 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:38 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:55 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	21:48 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	08:24 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 27 Mins 37 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 32 Mins 23 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:23 – 04:17
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:03 – 05:11
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:28 – 12:21
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:09 – 15:03
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:26 – 18:50
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:38 – 19:12
Amṛta Kāla	18:23 – 20:08
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:28 – 00:21

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	16:57 – 18:38
Yamaganda	11:55 – 13:36
Gulika Kāla	15:16 – 16:57
Varjyam	05:44 – 06:06
Dur Muhūrta	08:19 – 08:46

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Śubha (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)

Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)

Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg	05:11 – 06:52 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala	06:52 – 08:33 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha	08:33 – 10:14 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta	10:14 – 11:55 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla	11:55 – 13:36 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha	13:36 – 15:16 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga	15:16 – 16:57 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg	16:57 – 18:38 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha	18:38 – 19:57 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga	19:57 – 21:16 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg	21:16 – 22:36 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala	22:36 – 23:55 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha	23:55 – 01:14 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta	01:14 – 02:33 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla	02:33 – 03:52 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha	03:52 – 05:11 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Sūrya Walk (सूर्य यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5018
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1832539.27
Julian Day	2421004.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	22.6850°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	225.09°

🪷 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 (22.6850°), declination 20.07°, EoT 3.54 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: 1916-05-21 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)