पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · September 20, 1978 CE

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सङ्कष्टी चतुर्थी · Saṅkaṣṭī CaturthīPan-Hindu

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2035 Prajāpati

Śaka Saṁvat: 1900 Kālayukta

Bengali Saṁvat: 1385

Malayalam Era: 1154

Nanakshahi: 509

Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Bharaṇī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)	Bālava
वार (Vāra)	Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	153.18°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P2
चन्द्र Candra	14.94°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	186.81°	Tulā	Svātī P1
बुध Budha	144.45°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	98.83°	Karka	Puṣya P2
शुक्र Śukra	197.43°	Tulā	Svātī P4
शनि Śani	133.20°	Siṃha	Maghā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:45 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:57 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:51 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	20:07 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	09:08 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 12 Mins 18 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 47 Mins 42 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:07 – 04:56
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:44 – 05:45
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:26 – 12:15
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:53 – 14:42
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:45 – 18:09
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:57 – 18:27
Amṛta Kāla	17:42 – 19:27
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:26 – 00:15

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	11:51 – 13:22
Yamaganda	07:16 – 08:48
Gulika Kāla	10:19 – 11:51
Varjyam	06:15 – 06:35
Dur Muhūrta	08:35 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: South-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)

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 Labha	05:45 – 07:16 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta	07:16 – 08:48 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla	08:48 – 10:19 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha	10:19 – 11:51 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga	11:51 – 13:22 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg	13:22 – 14:54 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala	14:54 – 16:25 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha	16:25 – 17:57 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg	17:57 – 19:25 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala	19:25 – 20:54 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha	20:54 – 22:22 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta	22:22 – 23:51 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla	23:51 – 01:19 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha	01:19 – 02:48 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga	02:48 – 04:16 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg	04:16 – 05:45 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Budha Walk (बुध यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5080
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1855306.27
Julian Day	2443771.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.5557°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	222.40°

🪷 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 (23.5557°), declination 1.30°, EoT 7.35 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: 2026-05-14T10:50:13.772Z