पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · January 17, 1960 CE

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पोङ्गल · Pongal / Thai PongalRegional
सङ्कष्टी चतुर्थी · Saṅkaṣṭī CaturthīPan-Hindu

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2017 Pramādī

Śaka Saṁvat: 1882 Śārvarī

Bengali Saṁvat: 1367

Malayalam Era: 1136

Nanakshahi: 491

Solar Month: Makara (Tai)

Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Maghā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)	Bava
वार (Vāra)	Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	272.63°	Makara	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra	127.23°	Siṃha	Maghā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	249.37°	Dhanu	Mūla P3
बुध Budha	267.13°	Dhanu	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	239.59°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P4
शुक्र Śukra	234.90°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P3
शनि Śani	258.57°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:46 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:30 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:08 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	20:02 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	08:51 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	10 Hours 44 Mins 30 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	13 Hours 15 Mins 30 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:20 – 06:03
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:52 – 06:46
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:47 – 12:30
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:56 – 14:39
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:18 – 17:42
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:30 – 17:57
Amṛta Kāla	17:15 – 19:00
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:47 – 00:30

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	16:10 – 17:30
Yamaganda	12:08 – 13:29
Gulika Kāla	14:49 – 16:10
Varjyam	07:13 – 07:30
Dur Muhūrta	09:16 – 09:38

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: West

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Mudgara (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)

Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)

Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg	06:46 – 08:06 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala	08:06 – 09:27 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha	09:27 – 10:48 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta	10:48 – 12:08 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla	12:08 – 13:29 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha	13:29 – 14:49 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga	14:49 – 16:10 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg	16:10 – 17:30 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha	17:30 – 19:10 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga	19:10 – 20:49 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg	20:49 – 22:29 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala	22:29 – 00:08 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha	00:08 – 01:48 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta	01:48 – 03:27 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla	03:27 – 05:06 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha	05:06 – 06:46 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Sūrya Walk (सूर्य यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5061
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1848485.27
Julian Day	2436950.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.2948°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	216.25°

🪷 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 (23.2948°), declination -20.96°, EoT -10.03 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: 2026-05-14T06:37:07.909Z