पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · March 18, 1949 CE

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सङ्कष्टी चतुर्थी · Saṅkaṣṭī CaturthīPan-Hindu

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2006 Śubhakṛt

Śaka Saṁvat: 1871 Virodhi

Bengali Saṁvat: 1356

Malayalam Era: 1125

Nanakshahi: 480

Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Svātī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)	Bālava
वार (Vāra)	Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	333.98°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P1
चन्द्र Candra	199.47°	Tulā	Svātī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	334.54°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P1
बुध Budha	312.97°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	274.52°	Makara	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P3
शुक्र Śukra	327.08°	Kumbha	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P3
शनि Śani	128.12°	Siṃha	Maghā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:05 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:08 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:07 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	21:37 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	08:41 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 03 Mins 02 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 56 Mins 58 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:29 – 05:17
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:05 – 06:05
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:43 – 12:31
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:07 – 14:56
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:56 – 18:20
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:08 – 18:39
Amṛta Kāla	17:53 – 19:38
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:43 – 00:31

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	10:36 – 12:07
Yamaganda	15:08 – 16:38
Gulika Kāla	07:36 – 09:06
Varjyam	06:35 – 06:55
Dur Muhūrta	08:54 – 09:18

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: North

Rāhu Vāsa: South-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvaja (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):
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 · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala	06:05 – 07:36 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha	07:36 – 09:06 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta	09:06 – 10:36 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla	10:36 – 12:07 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha	12:07 – 13:37 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga	13:37 – 15:08 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg	15:08 – 16:38 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala	16:38 – 18:08 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga	18:08 – 19:38 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg	19:38 – 21:08 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala	21:08 – 22:37 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha	22:37 – 00:07 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta	00:07 – 01:36 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla	01:36 – 03:06 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha	03:06 – 04:36 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga	04:36 – 06:05 (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	5050
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1844528.27
Julian Day	2432993.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.1435°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	222.90°

🪷 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 (23.1435°), declination -1.15°, EoT -8.76 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 at: 2026-05-14T09:31:04.987Z