पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · October 6, 1963 CE

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सङ्कष्टी चतुर्थी · Saṅkaṣṭī CaturthīPan-Hindu

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2020 Nala

Śaka Saṁvat: 1885 Śobhana

Bengali Saṁvat: 1370

Malayalam Era: 1139

Nanakshahi: 494

Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Bharaṇī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)	Bava
वार (Vāra)	Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	168.73°	Kanyā	Hasta P3
चन्द्र Candra	28.58°	Meṣa	Kṛttikā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	203.28°	Tulā	Viśākhā P1
बुध Budha	151.40°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	352.08°	Mīna	Revatī P2
शुक्र Śukra	179.15°	Kanyā	Citrā P2
शनि Śani	294.01°	Makara	Dhaniṣṭhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:51 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:40 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:45 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	19:46 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	09:03 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 49 Mins 18 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 10 Mins 42 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:16 – 05:03
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:52 – 05:51
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:22 – 12:09
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:44 – 14:31
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:28 – 17:52
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:40 – 18:10
Amṛta Kāla	17:25 – 19:10
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:22 – 00:09

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	16:11 – 17:40
Yamaganda	11:45 – 13:14
Gulika Kāla	14:43 – 16:11
Varjyam	06:20 – 06:39
Dur Muhūrta	08:36 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

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

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg	05:51 – 07:19 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala	07:19 – 08:48 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha	08:48 – 10:17 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta	10:17 – 11:45 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla	11:45 – 13:14 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha	13:14 – 14:43 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga	14:43 – 16:11 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg	16:11 – 17:40 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha	17:40 – 19:11 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga	19:11 – 20:43 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg	20:43 – 22:14 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala	22:14 – 23:45 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha	23:45 – 01:17 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta	01:17 – 02:48 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla	02:48 – 04:19 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha	04:19 – 05:51 (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	5065
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1849843.27
Julian Day	2438308.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.3468°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	217.02°

🪷 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 (23.3468°), declination -4.77°, EoT 12.68 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: 2026-05-14T08:58:33.023Z