पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · February 26, 1997 CE

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सङ्कष्टी चतुर्थी · Saṅkaṣṭī CaturthīPan-Hindu

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2054 Vikṛti

Śaka Saṁvat: 1919 Īśvara

Bengali Saṁvat: 1404

Malayalam Era: 1173

Nanakshahi: 528

Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

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

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	313.67°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P3
चन्द्र Candra	172.95°	Kanyā	Hasta P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	159.49°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P4
बुध Budha	302.62°	Kumbha	Dhaniṣṭhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	284.39°	Makara	Śravaṇa P2
शुक्र Śukra	304.86°	Kumbha	Dhaniṣṭhā P4
शनि Śani	342.42°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:25 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:59 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:12 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	20:59 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	08:39 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 34 Mins 01 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 25 Mins 59 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:52 – 05:38
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:27 – 06:25
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:49 – 12:35
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:07 – 14:54
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:47 – 18:11
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:59 – 18:28
Amṛta Kāla	17:44 – 19:29
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:49 – 00:35

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	12:12 – 13:38
Yamaganda	07:51 – 09:18
Gulika Kāla	10:45 – 12:12
Varjyam	06:54 – 07:12
Dur Muhūrta	09:07 – 09:30

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: North-West

Rāhu Vāsa: South-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (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):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha	06:25 – 07:51 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta	07:51 – 09:18 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla	09:18 – 10:45 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha	10:45 – 12:12 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga	12:12 – 13:38 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg	13:38 – 15:05 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala	15:05 – 16:32 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha	16:32 – 17:59 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg	17:59 – 19:32 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala	19:32 – 21:05 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha	21:05 – 22:38 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta	22:38 – 00:12 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla	00:12 – 01:45 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha	01:45 – 03:18 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga	03:18 – 04:51 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg	04:51 – 06:25 (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	5098
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1862040.27
Julian Day	2450505.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.8133°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	222.48°

🪷 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 (23.8133°), declination -8.76°, EoT -13.55 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: 1997-02-26 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)