पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · August 21, 1940 CE

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सङ्कष्टी चतुर्थी · Saṅkaṣṭī CaturthīPan-Hindu

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 1997 Vijaya

Śaka Saṁvat: 1862 Vikrama

Bengali Saṁvat: 1347

Malayalam Era: 1116

Nanakshahi: 471

Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)

Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Uttara Bhādrapadā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)	Bava
वार (Vāra)	Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	124.80°	Siṃha	Maghā P2
चन्द्र Candra	338.83°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	128.70°	Siṃha	Maghā P3
बुध Budha	111.64°	Karka	Aśleṣā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	22.96°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra	80.72°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P1
शनि Śani	22.13°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:34 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:28 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:01 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	20:13 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	08:21 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 54 Mins 40 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 05 Mins 20 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:50 – 04:42
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:29 – 05:34
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:35 – 12:27
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:10 – 15:02
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:16 – 18:40
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:28 – 19:01
Amṛta Kāla	18:13 – 19:58
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:35 – 00:27

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	12:01 – 13:38
Yamaganda	07:10 – 08:47
Gulika Kāla	10:24 – 12:01
Varjyam	06:06 – 06:27
Dur Muhūrta	08:34 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: South-West

Rāhu Vāsa: South-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Mudgara (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)

Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)

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 Labha	05:34 – 07:10 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta	07:10 – 08:47 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla	08:47 – 10:24 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha	10:24 – 12:01 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga	12:01 – 13:38 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg	13:38 – 15:15 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala	15:15 – 16:51 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha	16:51 – 18:28 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg	18:28 – 19:51 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala	19:51 – 21:15 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha	21:15 – 22:38 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta	22:38 – 00:01 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla	00:01 – 01:24 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha	01:24 – 02:47 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga	02:47 – 04:10 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg	04:10 – 05:34 (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	5042
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1841397.27
Julian Day	2429862.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.0237°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	217.23°

🪷 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 (23.0237°), declination 12.23°, EoT -2.80 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: 2026-05-14T09:34:35.131Z