पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · December 13, 1954 CE

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सङ्कष्टी चतुर्थी · Saṅkaṣṭī CaturthīPan-Hindu

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2011 Plavaṅga

Śaka Saṁvat: 1876 Jaya

Bengali Saṁvat: 1361

Malayalam Era: 1130

Nanakshahi: 485

Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)

Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Puṣya Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Indra
करण (Karaṇa)	Bava
वार (Vāra)	Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	237.27°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P4
चन्द्र Candra	98.10°	Karka	Puṣya P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	313.59°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P3
बुध Budha	230.94°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	95.56°	Karka	Puṣya P1
शुक्र Śukra	203.02°	Tulā	Viśākhā P1
शनि Śani	203.56°	Tulā	Viśākhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:35 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:11 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:53 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	19:54 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	09:18 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	10 Hours 35 Mins 03 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	13 Hours 24 Mins 57 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:11 – 05:53
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:43 – 06:35
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:32 – 12:14
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:39 – 14:21
Godhūli Muhūrta	16:59 – 17:23
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:11 – 17:37
Amṛta Kāla	16:56 – 18:41
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:32 – 00:14

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	07:55 – 09:14
Yamaganda	10:34 – 11:53
Gulika Kāla	13:12 – 14:32
Varjyam	07:02 – 07:19
Dur Muhūrta	09:04 – 09:25

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: South-West

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Maitra (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

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 · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta	06:35 – 07:55 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla	07:55 – 09:14 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha	09:14 – 10:34 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga	10:34 – 11:53 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg	11:53 – 13:12 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala	13:12 – 14:32 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha	14:32 – 15:51 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta	15:51 – 17:11 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala	17:11 – 18:51 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha	18:51 – 20:32 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta	20:32 – 22:12 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla	22:12 – 23:53 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha	23:53 – 01:34 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga	01:34 – 03:14 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg	03:14 – 04:55 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala	04:55 – 06:35 (neutral)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Candra Walk (चन्द्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5056
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1846624.27
Julian Day	2435089.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.2236°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	219.78°

🪷 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 (23.2236°), declination -23.10°, EoT 5.09 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: 1954-12-13 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)