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

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सङ्कष्टी चतुर्थी · Saṅkaṣṭī CaturthīPan-Hindu

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2005 Plava

Śaka Saṁvat: 1870 Sarvadhāri

Bengali Saṁvat: 1355

Malayalam Era: 1124

Nanakshahi: 479

Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)

Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Ārdrā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Sādhya
करण (Karaṇa)	Bava
वार (Vāra)	Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	214.50°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P1
चन्द्र Candra	74.69°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	242.42°	Dhanu	Mūla P1
बुध Budha	202.40°	Tulā	Viśākhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	249.16°	Dhanu	Mūla P3
शुक्र Śukra	180.26°	Tulā	Citrā P3
शनि Śani	132.68°	Siṃha	Maghā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:19 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:10 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:44 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	19:36 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	09:15 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	10 Hours 50 Mins 13 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	13 Hours 09 Mins 47 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:53 – 05:36
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:25 – 06:19
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:23 – 12:06
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:33 – 14:16
Godhūli Muhūrta	16:58 – 17:22
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:10 – 17:37
Amṛta Kāla	16:55 – 18:40
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:23 – 00:06

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	09:02 – 10:23
Yamaganda	13:06 – 14:27
Gulika Kāla	06:19 – 07:41
Varjyam	06:46 – 07:04
Dur Muhūrta	08:51 – 09:13

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: South

Rāhu Vāsa: East

Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)

Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

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

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla	06:19 – 07:41 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha	07:41 – 09:02 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga	09:02 – 10:23 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg	10:23 – 11:44 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala	11:44 – 13:06 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha	13:06 – 14:27 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta	14:27 – 15:48 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla	15:48 – 17:10 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha	17:10 – 18:48 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta	18:48 – 20:27 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla	20:27 – 22:06 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha	22:06 – 23:44 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga	23:44 – 01:23 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg	01:23 – 03:02 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala	03:02 – 04:41 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha	04:41 – 06:19 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śani Walk (शनि यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5050
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1844410.27
Julian Day	2432875.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.1390°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	220.18°

🪷 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 (23.1390°), declination -19.63°, EoT 13.70 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: 1948-11-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)