पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · February 20, 1948 CE

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तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2005 Plava

Śaka Saṁvat: 1870 Sarvadhāri

Bengali Saṁvat: 1355

Malayalam Era: 1124

Nanakshahi: 479

Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Daśamī (10/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)	Gara
वार (Vāra)	Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	307.19°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P1
चन्द्र Candra	62.04°	Mithuna	Mr̥gaśirā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	124.58°	Siṃha	Maghā P2
बुध Budha	308.11°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	242.82°	Dhanu	Mūla P1
शुक्र Śukra	347.46°	Mīna	Revatī P1
शनि Śani	115.57°	Karka	Aśleṣā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:30 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:54 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:12 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	13:02 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	02:42 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 23 Mins 55 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 36 Mins 05 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:59 – 05:45
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:33 – 06:30
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:50 – 12:35
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:06 – 14:52
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:42 – 18:06
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:54 – 18:23
Amṛta Kāla	17:39 – 19:24
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:50 – 00:35

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	10:47 – 12:12
Yamaganda	15:03 – 16:29
Gulika Kāla	07:56 – 09:21
Varjyam	06:59 – 07:17
Dur Muhūrta	09:10 – 09:33

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: South

Rāhu Vāsa: South-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)

Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala	06:30 – 07:56 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha	07:56 – 09:21 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta	09:21 – 10:47 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla	10:47 – 12:12 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha	12:12 – 13:38 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga	13:38 – 15:03 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg	15:03 – 16:29 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala	16:29 – 17:54 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga	17:54 – 19:29 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg	19:29 – 21:03 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala	21:03 – 22:38 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha	22:38 – 00:12 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta	00:12 – 01:47 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla	01:47 – 03:21 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha	03:21 – 04:56 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga	04:56 – 06:30 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śukra Walk (शुक्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5049
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1844136.27
Julian Day	2432601.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.1285°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	118.14°

🪷 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 (23.1285°), declination -11.36°, EoT -14.28 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: 1948-02-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)