पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · February 17, 1949 CE

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सङ्कष्टी चतुर्थी · Saṅkaṣṭī CaturthīPan-Hindu

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2006 Śubhakṛt

Śaka Saṁvat: 1871 Virodhi

Bengali Saṁvat: 1356

Malayalam Era: 1125

Nanakshahi: 480

Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Hasta Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Śūla
करण (Karaṇa)	Bālava
वार (Vāra)	Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	304.91°	Kumbha	Dhaniṣṭhā P4
चन्द्र Candra	176.15°	Kanyā	Citrā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	311.76°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P2
बुध Budha	282.32°	Makara	Śravaṇa P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	269.07°	Dhanu	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P1
शुक्र Śukra	290.93°	Makara	Śravaṇa P4
शनि Śani	130.37°	Siṃha	Maghā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:32 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:53 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:13 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	21:49 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	09:26 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 20 Mins 49 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 39 Mins 11 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:01 – 05:47
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:35 – 06:32
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:50 – 12:35
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:06 – 14:51
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:41 – 18:05
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:53 – 18:21
Amṛta Kāla	17:38 – 19:23
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:50 – 00:35

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	13:38 – 15:03
Yamaganda	06:32 – 07:57
Gulika Kāla	09:22 – 10:47
Varjyam	07:01 – 07:19
Dur Muhūrta	09:11 – 09:34

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)

Candra Vāsa: North-West

Rāhu Vāsa: North-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)

Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)

Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

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

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha	06:32 – 07:57 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga	07:57 – 09:22 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg	09:22 – 10:47 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala	10:47 – 12:13 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha	12:13 – 13:38 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta	13:38 – 15:03 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla	15:03 – 16:28 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha	16:28 – 17:53 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta	17:53 – 19:28 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla	19:28 – 21:03 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha	21:03 – 22:38 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga	22:38 – 00:13 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg	00:13 – 01:47 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala	01:47 – 03:22 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha	03:22 – 04:57 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta	04:57 – 06:32 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Bṛhaspati Walk (गुरु यात्रा)

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5050
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1844499.27
Julian Day	2432964.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.1424°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	227.92°

🪷 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 (23.1424°), declination -12.15°, EoT -14.49 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: 1949-02-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)