पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · May 23, 1943 CE

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सङ्कष्टी चतुर्थी · Saṅkaṣṭī CaturthīPan-Hindu

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2000 Durmukhi

Śaka Saṁvat: 1865 Subhānu

Bengali Saṁvat: 1350

Malayalam Era: 1119

Nanakshahi: 474

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)	Śubha
करण (Karaṇa)	Bava
वार (Vāra)	Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	37.99°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P4
चन्द्र Candra	260.88°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	334.47°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P1
बुध Budha	39.73°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	89.89°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P3
शुक्र Śukra	80.82°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P1
शनि Śani	51.24°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:10 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:39 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:55 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	21:29 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	08:03 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 28 Mins 55 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 31 Mins 05 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:22 – 04:16
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:03 – 05:10
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:28 – 12:22
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:10 – 15:03
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:27 – 18:51
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:39 – 19:13
Amṛta Kāla	18:24 – 20:09
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:28 – 00:22

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	16:58 – 18:39
Yamaganda	11:55 – 13:36
Gulika Kāla	15:17 – 16:58
Varjyam	05:44 – 06:06
Dur Muhūrta	08:19 – 08:46

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Śubha (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer) (Drik)

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 Udveg	05:10 – 06:51 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala	06:51 – 08:32 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha	08:32 – 10:14 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta	10:14 – 11:55 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla	11:55 – 13:36 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha	13:36 – 15:17 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga	15:17 – 16:58 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg	16:58 – 18:39 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha	18:39 – 19:58 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga	19:58 – 21:17 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg	21:17 – 22:36 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala	22:36 – 23:55 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha	23:55 – 01:14 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta	01:14 – 02:32 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla	02:32 – 03:51 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha	03:51 – 05:10 (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	5045
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1842402.27
Julian Day	2430867.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.0622°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	220.58°

🪷 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 (23.0622°), declination 20.37°, EoT 3.40 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: 1943-05-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)