पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · May 20, 1946 CE

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सङ्कष्टी चतुर्थी · Saṅkaṣṭī CaturthīPan-Hindu

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2003 Vikāri

Śaka Saṁvat: 1868 Vyaya

Bengali Saṁvat: 1353

Malayalam Era: 1122

Nanakshahi: 477

Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Śubha
करण (Karaṇa)	Bālava
वार (Vāra)	Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	35.33°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P3
चन्द्र Candra	257.98°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	110.67°	Karka	Aśleṣā P2
बुध Budha	22.78°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	176.52°	Kanyā	Citrā P1
शुक्र Śukra	62.70°	Mithuna	Mr̥gaśirā P3
शनि Śani	88.24°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:11 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:38 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:55 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	21:29 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	08:02 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 26 Mins 27 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 33 Mins 33 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:24 – 04:18
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:04 – 05:11
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:28 – 12:21
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:09 – 15:03
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:26 – 18:50
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:38 – 19:11
Amṛta Kāla	18:23 – 20:08
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:28 – 00:21

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	06:52 – 08:33
Yamaganda	10:14 – 11:55
Gulika Kāla	13:35 – 15:16
Varjyam	05:45 – 06:06
Dur Muhūrta	08:19 – 08:46

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Mātaṇga (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 Amṛta	05:11 – 06:52 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla	06:52 – 08:33 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha	08:33 – 10:14 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga	10:14 – 11:55 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg	11:55 – 13:35 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala	13:35 – 15:16 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha	15:16 – 16:57 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta	16:57 – 18:38 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala	18:38 – 19:57 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha	19:57 – 21:16 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta	21:16 – 22:35 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla	22:35 – 23:55 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha	23:55 – 01:14 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga	01:14 – 02:33 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg	02:33 – 03:52 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala	03:52 – 05:11 (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	5048
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1843495.27
Julian Day	2431960.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.1040°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	226.25°

🪷 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 (23.1040°), declination 19.81°, EoT 3.60 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: 1946-05-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)