पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · January 15, 1971 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: 2028 Raktākṣī

Śaka Saṁvat: 1893 Virodhakṛt

Bengali Saṁvat: 1378

Malayalam Era: 1147

Nanakshahi: 502

Solar Month: Makara (Tai)

Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Maghā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)	Bava
वार (Vāra)	Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	270.78°	Makara	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra	129.52°	Siṃha	Maghā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	211.87°	Vṛścika	Viśākhā P4
बुध Budha	247.51°	Dhanu	Mūla P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	217.45°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P2
शुक्र Śukra	224.37°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P4
शनि Śani	22.68°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:46 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:29 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:07 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	20:20 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	09:05 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	10 Hours 43 Mins 09 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	13 Hours 16 Mins 51 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:20 – 06:03
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:52 – 06:46
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:46 – 12:29
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:55 – 14:38
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:17 – 17:41
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:29 – 17:56
Amṛta Kāla	17:14 – 18:59
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:46 – 00:29

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	10:47 – 12:07
Yamaganda	14:48 – 16:09
Gulika Kāla	08:06 – 09:27
Varjyam	07:13 – 07:30
Dur Muhūrta	09:16 – 09:37

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: West

Rāhu Vāsa: South-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (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 Chala	06:46 – 08:06 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha	08:06 – 09:27 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta	09:27 – 10:47 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla	10:47 – 12:07 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha	12:07 – 13:28 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga	13:28 – 14:48 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg	14:48 – 16:09 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala	16:09 – 17:29 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga	17:29 – 19:09 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg	19:09 – 20:48 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala	20:48 – 22:28 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha	22:28 – 00:07 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta	00:07 – 01:47 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla	01:47 – 03:27 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha	03:27 – 05:06 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga	05:06 – 06:46 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śukra Walk (शुक्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5072
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1852501.27
Julian Day	2440966.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.4484°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	221.80°

🪷 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 (23.4484°), declination -21.27°, EoT -9.35 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: 2026-05-14T09:25:45.050Z