पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · February 24, 1989 CE

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सङ्कष्टी चतुर्थी · Saṅkaṣṭī CaturthīPan-Hindu

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2046 Citrabhānu

Śaka Saṁvat: 1911 Śukla

Bengali Saṁvat: 1396

Malayalam Era: 1165

Nanakshahi: 520

Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

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

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	311.71°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P2
चन्द्र Candra	168.49°	Kanyā	Hasta P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	27.22°	Meṣa	Kṛttikā P1
बुध Budha	286.01°	Makara	Śravaṇa P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	34.79°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P3
शुक्र Śukra	301.89°	Kumbha	Dhaniṣṭhā P3
शनि Śani	257.33°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:26 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:57 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:12 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	20:46 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	08:33 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 31 Mins 04 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 28 Mins 56 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:54 – 05:40
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:29 – 06:26
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:49 – 12:35
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:07 – 14:53
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:45 – 18:09
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:57 – 18:26
Amṛta Kāla	17:42 – 19:27
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:49 – 00:35

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	10:46 – 12:12
Yamaganda	15:05 – 16:31
Gulika Kāla	07:53 – 09:19
Varjyam	06:55 – 07:14
Dur Muhūrta	09:08 – 09:31

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: North-West

Rāhu Vāsa: South-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)

Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala	06:26 – 07:53 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha	07:53 – 09:19 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta	09:19 – 10:46 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla	10:46 – 12:12 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha	12:12 – 13:38 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga	13:38 – 15:05 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg	15:05 – 16:31 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala	16:31 – 17:57 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga	17:57 – 19:31 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg	19:31 – 21:05 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala	21:05 – 22:38 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha	22:38 – 00:12 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta	00:12 – 01:46 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla	01:46 – 03:19 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha	03:19 – 04:53 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga	04:53 – 06:26 (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	5090
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1859116.27
Julian Day	2447581.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.7014°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	220.25°

🪷 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 (23.7014°), declination -9.53°, EoT -13.84 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: 1989-02-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)