पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · October 3, 1966 CE

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सङ्कष्टी चतुर्थी · Saṅkaṣṭī CaturthīPan-Hindu

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2023 Siddhārthī

Śaka Saṁvat: 1888 Parābhava

Bengali Saṁvat: 1373

Malayalam Era: 1142

Nanakshahi: 497

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)	Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	166.00°	Kanyā	Hasta P2
चन्द्र Candra	22.88°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	121.17°	Siṃha	Maghā P1
बुध Budha	182.68°	Tulā	Citrā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	97.95°	Karka	Puṣya P2
शुक्र Śukra	156.96°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P4
शनि Śani	332.53°	Mīna	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:50 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:43 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:46 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	19:38 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	08:49 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 53 Mins 17 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 06 Mins 43 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:15 – 05:02
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:50 – 05:50
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:23 – 12:10
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:45 – 14:33
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:31 – 17:55
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:43 – 18:13
Amṛta Kāla	17:28 – 19:13
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:23 – 00:10

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	07:19 – 08:48
Yamaganda	10:17 – 11:46
Gulika Kāla	13:15 – 14:45
Varjyam	06:19 – 06:38
Dur Muhūrta	08:36 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (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 Amṛta	05:50 – 07:19 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla	07:19 – 08:48 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha	08:48 – 10:17 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga	10:17 – 11:46 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg	11:46 – 13:15 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala	13:15 – 14:45 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha	14:45 – 16:14 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta	16:14 – 17:43 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala	17:43 – 19:14 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha	19:14 – 20:45 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta	20:45 – 22:15 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla	22:15 – 23:46 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha	23:46 – 01:17 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga	01:17 – 02:48 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg	02:48 – 04:19 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala	04:19 – 05:50 (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	5068
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1850936.27
Julian Day	2439401.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.3886°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	219.68°

🪷 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 (23.3886°), declination -3.72°, EoT 11.79 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: 2026-05-14T10:54:12.999Z