पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · October 2, 1985 CE

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सङ्कष्टी चतुर्थी · Saṅkaṣṭī CaturthīPan-Hindu

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2042 Bahudhānya

Śaka Saṁvat: 1907 Krodhana

Bengali Saṁvat: 1392

Malayalam Era: 1161

Nanakshahi: 516

Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Bharaṇī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)	Bava
वार (Vāra)	Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	165.14°	Kanyā	Hasta P2
चन्द्र Candra	18.35°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	140.44°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P3
बुध Budha	172.31°	Kanyā	Hasta P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	284.32°	Makara	Śravaṇa P2
शुक्र Śukra	138.72°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P2
शनि Śani	210.93°	Vṛścika	Viśākhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:50 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:44 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:47 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	19:27 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	08:32 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 54 Mins 10 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 05 Mins 50 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:14 – 05:02
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:50 – 05:50
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:23 – 12:10
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:46 – 14:33
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:32 – 17:56
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:44 – 18:13
Amṛta Kāla	17:29 – 19:14
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:23 – 00:10

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	11:47 – 13:16
Yamaganda	07:19 – 08:48
Gulika Kāla	10:17 – 11:47
Varjyam	06:19 – 06:38
Dur Muhūrta	08:36 – 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: 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 Labha	05:50 – 07:19 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta	07:19 – 08:48 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla	08:48 – 10:17 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha	10:17 – 11:47 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga	11:47 – 13:16 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg	13:16 – 14:45 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala	14:45 – 16:14 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha	16:14 – 17:44 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg	17:44 – 19:14 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala	19:14 – 20:45 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha	20:45 – 22:16 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta	22:16 – 23:47 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla	23:47 – 01:17 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha	01:17 – 02:48 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga	02:48 – 04:19 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg	04:19 – 05:50 (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	5087
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1857875.27
Julian Day	2446340.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.6540°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	216.56°

🪷 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 (23.6540°), declination -3.49°, EoT 11.48 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: 2026-05-14T09:04:03.973Z