पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · March 1, 1918 CE

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सङ्कष्टी चतुर्थी · Saṅkaṣṭī CaturthīPan-Hindu

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 1975 Prajāpati

Śaka Saṁvat: 1840 Kālayukta

Bengali Saṁvat: 1325

Malayalam Era: 1094

Nanakshahi: 449

Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Citrā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)	Bava
वार (Vāra)	Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	316.94°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P4
चन्द्र Candra	171.11°	Kanyā	Hasta P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	157.37°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P4
बुध Budha	307.95°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	41.09°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P1
शुक्र Śukra	291.09°	Makara	Śravaṇa P4
शनि Śani	106.81°	Karka	Aśleṣā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:23 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:00 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:11 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	20:36 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	08:20 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 37 Mins 09 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 22 Mins 51 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:50 – 05:36
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:24 – 06:23
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	10:44 – 12:11
Yamaganda	15:05 – 16:33
Gulika Kāla	07:50 – 09:17
Varjyam	06:52 – 07:10
Dur Muhūrta	09:05 – 09:28

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: North-West

Rāhu Vāsa: South-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (Inauspicious)

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 Chala	06:23 – 07:50 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha	07:50 – 09:17 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta	09:17 – 10:44 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla	10:44 – 12:11 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha	12:11 – 13:38 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga	13:38 – 15:05 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg	15:05 – 16:33 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala	16:33 – 18:00 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga	18:00 – 19:33 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg	19:33 – 21:05 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala	21:05 – 22:38 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha	22:38 – 00:11 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta	00:11 – 01:44 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla	01:44 – 03:17 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha	03:17 – 04:50 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga	04:50 – 06:23 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śukra Walk (शुक्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5019
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1833188.27
Julian Day	2421653.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	22.7098°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	217.30°

🪷 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 (22.7098°), declination -7.95°, 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 for: 1918-03-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)