पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · April 9, 1947 CE

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सङ्कष्टी चतुर्थी · Saṅkaṣṭī CaturthīPan-Hindu

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2004 Śārvarī

Śaka Saṁvat: 1869 Sarvajit

Bengali Saṁvat: 1354

Malayalam Era: 1123

Nanakshahi: 478

Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

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

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	355.24°	Mīna	Revatī P3
चन्द्र Candra	215.27°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	335.37°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P1
बुध Budha	328.53°	Kumbha	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	214.81°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P1
शुक्र Śukra	318.45°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P4
शनि Śani	99.15°	Karka	Puṣya P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:43 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:17 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:00 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	21:17 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	08:04 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 34 Mins 50 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 25 Mins 10 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:02 – 04:52
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:40 – 05:43
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:35 – 12:25
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:06 – 14:56
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:05 – 18:29
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:17 – 18:49
Amṛta Kāla	18:02 – 19:47
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:35 – 00:25

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	12:00 – 13:34
Yamaganda	07:17 – 08:51
Gulika Kāla	10:26 – 12:00
Varjyam	06:14 – 06:34
Dur Muhūrta	08:39 – 09:04

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: North-East

Rāhu Vāsa: South-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)

Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha	05:43 – 07:17 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta	07:17 – 08:51 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla	08:51 – 10:26 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha	10:26 – 12:00 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga	12:00 – 13:34 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg	13:34 – 15:09 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala	15:09 – 16:43 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha	16:43 – 18:17 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg	18:17 – 19:43 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala	19:43 – 21:09 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha	21:09 – 22:34 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta	22:34 – 00:00 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla	00:00 – 01:26 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha	01:26 – 02:51 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga	02:51 – 04:17 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg	04:17 – 05:43 (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	5048
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1843819.27
Julian Day	2432284.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.1164°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	222.02°

🪷 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 (23.1164°), declination 7.20°, EoT -1.90 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: 1947-04-09 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)