पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · December 9, 1968 CE

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सङ्कष्टी चतुर्थी · Saṅkaṣṭī CaturthīPan-Hindu

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2025 Durmati

Śaka Saṁvat: 1890 Kīlaka

Bengali Saṁvat: 1375

Malayalam Era: 1144

Nanakshahi: 499

Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)

Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Puṣya Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Indra
करण (Karaṇa)	Bālava
वार (Vāra)	Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	233.62°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P3
चन्द्र Candra	98.13°	Karka	Puṣya P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	174.88°	Kanyā	Citrā P1
बुध Budha	235.10°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	160.45°	Kanyā	Hasta P1
शुक्र Śukra	275.96°	Makara	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P3
शनि Śani	355.98°	Mīna	Revatī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:33 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:09 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:51 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	20:07 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	09:31 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	10 Hours 36 Mins 22 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	13 Hours 23 Mins 38 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:08 – 05:51
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:40 – 06:33
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:30 – 12:12
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:37 – 14:20
Godhūli Muhūrta	16:57 – 17:21
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:09 – 17:36
Amṛta Kāla	16:54 – 18:39
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:30 – 00:12

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	07:53 – 09:12
Yamaganda	10:32 – 11:51
Gulika Kāla	13:11 – 14:30
Varjyam	07:00 – 07:17
Dur Muhūrta	09:02 – 09:23

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	06:33 – 07:53 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla	07:53 – 09:12 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha	09:12 – 10:32 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga	10:32 – 11:51 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg	11:51 – 13:11 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala	13:11 – 14:30 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha	14:30 – 15:50 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta	15:50 – 17:09 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala	17:09 – 18:50 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha	18:50 – 20:30 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta	20:30 – 22:11 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla	22:11 – 23:51 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha	23:51 – 01:32 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga	01:32 – 03:12 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg	03:12 – 04:53 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala	04:53 – 06:33 (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	5070
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1851734.27
Julian Day	2440199.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.4191°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	227.98°

🪷 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 (23.4191°), declination -22.80°, EoT 6.87 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: 2026-05-14T09:34:06.522Z