पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · February 15, 1998 CE

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सङ्कष्टी चतुर्थी · Saṅkaṣṭī CaturthīPan-Hindu

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2055 Khara

Śaka Saṁvat: 1920 Bahudhānya

Bengali Saṁvat: 1405

Malayalam Era: 1174

Nanakshahi: 529

Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Hasta Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Śūla
करण (Karaṇa)	Bālava
वार (Vāra)	Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	302.32°	Kumbha	Dhaniṣṭhā P3
चन्द्र Candra	161.89°	Kanyā	Hasta P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	322.45°	Kumbha	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P1
बुध Budha	296.68°	Makara	Dhaniṣṭhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	308.69°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P1
शुक्र Śukra	266.12°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
शनि Śani	352.82°	Mīna	Revatī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:34 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:52 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:13 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	20:53 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	08:49 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 18 Mins 14 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 41 Mins 46 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:03 – 05:48
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:37 – 06:34
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:50 – 12:35
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:06 – 14:51
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:40 – 18:04
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:52 – 18:20
Amṛta Kāla	17:37 – 19:22
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:50 – 00:35

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	16:27 – 17:52
Yamaganda	12:13 – 13:37
Gulika Kāla	15:02 – 16:27
Varjyam	07:02 – 07:20
Dur Muhūrta	09:12 – 09:34

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: North-West

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Mānasa (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)

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 Udveg	06:34 – 07:58 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala	07:58 – 09:23 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha	09:23 – 10:48 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta	10:48 – 12:13 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla	12:13 – 13:37 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha	13:37 – 15:02 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga	15:02 – 16:27 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg	16:27 – 17:52 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha	17:52 – 19:27 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga	19:27 – 21:02 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg	21:02 – 22:37 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala	22:37 – 00:13 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha	00:13 – 01:48 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta	01:48 – 03:23 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla	03:23 – 04:58 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha	04:58 – 06:34 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Sūrya Walk (सूर्य यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5099
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1862394.27
Julian Day	2450859.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.8268°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	222.89°

🪷 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 (23.8268°), declination -12.80°, EoT -14.57 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: 2026-05-14T08:18:09.295Z