पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · September 23, 1994 CE

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सङ्कष्टी चतुर्थी · Saṅkaṣṭī CaturthīPan-Hindu

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2051 Sarvajit

Śaka Saṁvat: 1916 Bhāva

Bengali Saṁvat: 1401

Malayalam Era: 1170

Nanakshahi: 525

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)	Bava
वार (Vāra)	Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	156.01°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P3
चन्द्र Candra	11.76°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	89.61°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P3
बुध Budha	181.90°	Tulā	Citrā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	199.90°	Tulā	Svātī P4
शुक्र Śukra	197.63°	Tulā	Svātī P4
शनि Śani	313.63°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:46 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:54 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:50 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	19:44 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	08:41 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 07 Mins 41 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 52 Mins 19 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:09 – 04:57
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:45 – 05:46
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:25 – 12:14
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:51 – 14:39
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:42 – 18:06
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:54 – 18:24
Amṛta Kāla	17:39 – 19:24
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:25 – 00:14

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	10:19 – 11:50
Yamaganda	14:52 – 16:23
Gulika Kāla	07:17 – 08:48
Varjyam	06:16 – 06:36
Dur Muhūrta	08:36 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: South-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Mausala (Inauspicious)

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 Chala	05:46 – 07:17 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha	07:17 – 08:48 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta	08:48 – 10:19 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla	10:19 – 11:50 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha	11:50 – 13:21 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga	13:21 – 14:52 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg	14:52 – 16:23 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala	16:23 – 17:54 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga	17:54 – 19:23 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg	19:23 – 20:52 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala	20:52 – 22:21 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha	22:21 – 23:50 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta	23:50 – 01:19 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla	01:19 – 02:48 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha	02:48 – 04:17 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga	04:17 – 05:46 (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	5096
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1861153.27
Julian Day	2449618.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.7793°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	218.94°

🪷 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 (23.7793°), declination 0.08°, EoT 8.44 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: 1994-09-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)