पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · May 18, 1984 CE

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सङ्कष्टी चतुर्थी · Saṅkaṣṭī CaturthīPan-Hindu

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2041 Īśvara

Śaka Saṁvat: 1906 Raktākṣī

Bengali Saṁvat: 1391

Malayalam Era: 1160

Nanakshahi: 515

Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

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

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	33.65°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P3
चन्द्र Candra	249.87°	Dhanu	Mūla P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	204.98°	Tulā	Viśākhā P2
बुध Budha	8.42°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	259.70°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
शुक्र Śukra	26.09°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P4
शनि Śani	198.04°	Tulā	Svātī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:12 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:37 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:54 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	21:04 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	07:35 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 25 Mins 19 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 34 Mins 41 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:24 – 04:18
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:05 – 05:12
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:28 – 12:21
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:09 – 15:02
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:25 – 18:49
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:37 – 19:11
Amṛta Kāla	18:22 – 20:07
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:28 – 00:21

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	10:14 – 11:54
Yamaganda	15:16 – 16:56
Gulika Kāla	06:52 – 08:33
Varjyam	05:45 – 06:07
Dur Muhūrta	08:20 – 08:47

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: South-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)

Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)

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 · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala	05:12 – 06:52 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha	06:52 – 08:33 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta	08:33 – 10:14 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla	10:14 – 11:54 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha	11:54 – 13:35 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga	13:35 – 15:16 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg	15:16 – 16:56 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala	16:56 – 18:37 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga	18:37 – 19:56 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg	19:56 – 21:16 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala	21:16 – 22:35 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha	22:35 – 23:54 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta	23:54 – 01:14 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla	01:14 – 02:33 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha	02:33 – 03:52 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga	03:52 – 05:12 (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	5086
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1857373.27
Julian Day	2445838.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.6348°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	217.17°

🪷 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 (23.6348°), declination 19.55°, EoT 3.69 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 for: 1984-05-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)