पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · May 18, 1938 CE

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सङ्कष्टी चतुर्थी · Saṅkaṣṭī CaturthīPan-Hindu

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 1995 Khara

Śaka Saṁvat: 1860 Bahudhānya

Bengali Saṁvat: 1345

Malayalam Era: 1114

Nanakshahi: 469

Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Sādhya
करण (Karaṇa)	Bālava
वार (Vāra)	Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	33.45°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P3
चन्द्र Candra	253.99°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	54.46°	Vṛṣabha	Mr̥gaśirā P1
बुध Budha	8.81°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	308.13°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P1
शुक्र Śukra	59.88°	Vṛṣabha	Mr̥gaśirā P2
शनि Śani	351.28°	Mīna	Revatī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:12 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:37 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:54 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	21:21 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	07:53 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 24 Mins 28 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 35 Mins 32 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:25 – 04:19
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:05 – 05:12
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:28 – 12:21
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:08 – 15:02
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:25 – 18:49
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:37 – 19:10
Amṛta Kāla	18:22 – 20:07
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:28 – 00:21

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	11:54 – 13:35
Yamaganda	06:53 – 08:33
Gulika Kāla	10:14 – 11:54
Varjyam	05:46 – 06:07
Dur Muhūrta	08:20 – 08:47

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: South-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Prajāpati (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 Labha	05:12 – 06:53 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta	06:53 – 08:33 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla	08:33 – 10:14 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha	10:14 – 11:54 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga	11:54 – 13:35 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg	13:35 – 15:16 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala	15:16 – 16:56 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha	16:56 – 18:37 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg	18:37 – 19:56 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala	19:56 – 21:16 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha	21:16 – 22:35 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta	22:35 – 23:54 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla	23:54 – 01:14 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha	01:14 – 02:33 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga	02:33 – 03:53 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg	03:53 – 05:12 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Budha Walk (बुध यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5040
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1840571.27
Julian Day	2429036.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	22.9921°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	223.97°

🪷 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 (22.9921°), declination 19.36°, EoT 3.69 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: 1938-05-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)