पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · August 15, 1938 CE

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सङ्कष्टी चतुर्थी · Saṅkaṣṭī CaturthīPan-Hindu

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 1995 Khara

Śaka Saṁvat: 1860 Bahudhānya

Bengali Saṁvat: 1345

Malayalam Era: 1114

Nanakshahi: 469

Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)

Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Uttara Bhādrapadā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)	Bālava
वार (Vāra)	Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	118.56°	Karka	Aśleṣā P4
चन्द्र Candra	342.00°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	112.70°	Karka	Aśleṣā P2
बुध Budha	140.30°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	305.76°	Kumbha	Dhaniṣṭhā P4
शुक्र Śukra	163.74°	Kanyā	Hasta P2
शनि Śani	355.32°	Mīna	Revatī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:31 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:34 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:02 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	20:50 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	09:02 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 03 Mins 09 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 56 Mins 51 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:46 – 04:38
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:25 – 05:31
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:36 – 12:28
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:13 – 15:05
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:22 – 18:46
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:34 – 19:06
Amṛta Kāla	18:19 – 20:04
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:36 – 00:28

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	07:09 – 08:46
Yamaganda	10:24 – 12:02
Gulika Kāla	13:40 – 15:18
Varjyam	06:03 – 06:24
Dur Muhūrta	08:33 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: South-West

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

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):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta	05:31 – 07:09 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla	07:09 – 08:46 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha	08:46 – 10:24 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga	10:24 – 12:02 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg	12:02 – 13:40 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala	13:40 – 15:18 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha	15:18 – 16:56 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta	16:56 – 18:34 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala	18:34 – 19:56 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha	19:56 – 21:18 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta	21:18 – 22:40 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla	22:40 – 00:02 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha	00:02 – 01:24 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga	01:24 – 02:46 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg	02:46 – 04:09 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala	04:09 – 05:31 (neutral)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Candra Walk (चन्द्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5040
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1840660.27
Julian Day	2429125.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	22.9955°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	225.65°

🪷 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 (22.9955°), declination 14.32°, EoT -4.18 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: 1938-08-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)