पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · March 8, 1931 CE

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सङ्कष्टी चतुर्थी · Saṅkaṣṭī CaturthīPan-Hindu

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 1988 Tāraṇa

Śaka Saṁvat: 1853 Prajāpati

Bengali Saṁvat: 1338

Malayalam Era: 1107

Nanakshahi: 462

Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Svātī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)	Bālava
वार (Vāra)	Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	323.62°	Kumbha	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P2
चन्द्र Candra	193.74°	Tulā	Svātī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	95.51°	Karka	Puṣya P1
बुध Budha	317.45°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	78.22°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P4
शुक्र Śukra	280.49°	Makara	Śravaṇa P1
शनि Śani	268.27°	Dhanu	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:16 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:03 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:10 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	21:54 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	09:06 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 47 Mins 12 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 12 Mins 48 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:42 – 05:29
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:17 – 06:16
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:46 – 12:33
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:08 – 14:55
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:51 – 18:15
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:03 – 18:33
Amṛta Kāla	17:48 – 19:33
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:46 – 00:33

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	16:35 – 18:03
Yamaganda	12:10 – 13:38
Gulika Kāla	15:06 – 16:35
Varjyam	06:46 – 07:04
Dur Muhūrta	09:01 – 09:25

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: North

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Lumba (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 · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg	06:16 – 07:44 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala	07:44 – 09:13 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha	09:13 – 10:41 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta	10:41 – 12:10 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla	12:10 – 13:38 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha	13:38 – 15:06 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga	15:06 – 16:35 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg	16:35 – 18:03 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha	18:03 – 19:35 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga	19:35 – 21:06 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg	21:06 – 22:38 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala	22:38 – 00:10 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha	00:10 – 01:41 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta	01:41 – 03:13 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla	03:13 – 04:44 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha	04:44 – 06:16 (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	5032
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1837943.27
Julian Day	2426408.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	22.8916°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	227.45°

🪷 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 (22.8916°), declination -5.32°, EoT -11.53 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: 2026-05-14T06:37:14.723Z