पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · March 6, 1961 CE

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सङ्कष्टी चतुर्थी · Saṅkaṣṭī CaturthīPan-Hindu

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2018 Ānanda

Śaka Saṁvat: 1883 Plava

Bengali Saṁvat: 1368

Malayalam Era: 1137

Nanakshahi: 492

Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Citrā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)	Bava
वार (Vāra)	Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	321.92°	Kumbha	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P1
चन्द्र Candra	181.58°	Tulā	Citrā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	71.46°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P2
बुध Budha	301.64°	Kumbha	Dhaniṣṭhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	275.69°	Makara	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P3
शुक्र Śukra	2.46°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P1
शनि Śani	273.95°	Makara	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:17 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:03 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:10 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	21:05 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	08:33 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 45 Mins 19 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 14 Mins 41 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:43 – 05:30
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:19 – 06:17
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:47 – 12:34
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:08 – 14:55
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:51 – 18:15
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:03 – 18:32
Amṛta Kāla	17:48 – 19:33
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:47 – 00:34

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	07:46 – 09:14
Yamaganda	10:42 – 12:10
Gulika Kāla	13:38 – 15:06
Varjyam	06:47 – 07:06
Dur Muhūrta	09:02 – 09:26

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: North

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)

Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

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

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta	06:17 – 07:46 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla	07:46 – 09:14 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha	09:14 – 10:42 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga	10:42 – 12:10 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg	12:10 – 13:38 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala	13:38 – 15:06 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha	15:06 – 16:35 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta	16:35 – 18:03 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala	18:03 – 19:35 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha	19:35 – 21:06 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta	21:06 – 22:38 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla	22:38 – 00:10 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha	00:10 – 01:42 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga	01:42 – 03:14 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg	03:14 – 04:46 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala	04:46 – 06:17 (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	5062
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1848899.27
Julian Day	2437364.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.3107°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	221.70°

🪷 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 (23.3107°), declination -5.82°, EoT -12.00 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: 1961-03-06 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)