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

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सङ्कष्टी चतुर्थी · Saṅkaṣṭī CaturthīPan-Hindu

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2055 Khara

Śaka Saṁvat: 1920 Bahudhānya

Bengali Saṁvat: 1405

Malayalam Era: 1174

Nanakshahi: 529

Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

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

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	30.20°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P2
चन्द्र Candra	249.52°	Dhanu	Mūla P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	29.70°	Meṣa	Kṛttikā P1
बुध Budha	5.94°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	328.25°	Kumbha	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P3
शुक्र Śukra	348.98°	Mīna	Revatī P1
शनि Śani	3.41°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:13 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:35 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:54 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	21:16 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	07:47 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 21 Mins 57 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 38 Mins 03 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:26 – 04:20
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:07 – 05:13
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:28 – 12:21
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:08 – 15:01
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:23 – 18:47
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:35 – 19:09
Amṛta Kāla	18:20 – 20:05
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:28 – 00:21

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	10:14 – 11:54
Yamaganda	15:15 – 16:55
Gulika Kāla	06:54 – 08:34
Varjyam	05:47 – 06:08
Dur Muhūrta	08:20 – 08:47

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: South-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)

Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)

Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala	05:13 – 06:54 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha	06:54 – 08:34 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta	08:34 – 10:14 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla	10:14 – 11:54 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha	11:54 – 13:35 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga	13:35 – 15:15 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg	15:15 – 16:55 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala	16:55 – 18:35 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga	18:35 – 19:55 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg	19:55 – 21:15 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala	21:15 – 22:35 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha	22:35 – 23:54 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta	23:54 – 01:14 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla	01:14 – 02:34 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha	02:34 – 03:54 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga	03:54 – 05:13 (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	5100
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1862483.27
Julian Day	2450948.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.8302°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	221.45°

🪷 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 (23.8302°), declination 18.78°, EoT 3.76 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: 2026-05-14T05:25:00.691Z