पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · May 22, 2000 CE

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सङ्कष्टी चतुर्थी · Saṅkaṣṭī CaturthīPan-Hindu

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2057 Vijaya

Śaka Saṁvat: 1922 Vikrama

Bengali Saṁvat: 1407

Malayalam Era: 1176

Nanakshahi: 531

Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Śubha
करण (Karaṇa)	Bālava
वार (Vāra)	Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	37.41°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P4
चन्द्र Candra	258.51°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	48.80°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P3
बुध Budha	52.07°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	27.29°	Meṣa	Kṛttikā P1
शुक्र Śukra	31.91°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P2
शनि Śani	27.99°	Meṣa	Kṛttikā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:10 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:39 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:55 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	21:22 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	07:56 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 29 Mins 07 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 30 Mins 53 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:22 – 04:16
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:03 – 05:10
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:28 – 12:22
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:09 – 15:03
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:27 – 18:51
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:39 – 19:13
Amṛta Kāla	18:24 – 20:09
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:28 – 00:22

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	06:51 – 08:32
Yamaganda	10:13 – 11:55
Gulika Kāla	13:36 – 15:17
Varjyam	05:44 – 06:05
Dur Muhūrta	08:19 – 08:46

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Mātaṇga (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)

Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta	05:10 – 06:51 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla	06:51 – 08:32 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha	08:32 – 10:13 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga	10:13 – 11:55 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg	11:55 – 13:36 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala	13:36 – 15:17 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha	15:17 – 16:58 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta	16:58 – 18:39 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala	18:39 – 19:58 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha	19:58 – 21:17 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta	21:17 – 22:36 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla	22:36 – 23:55 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha	23:55 – 01:13 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga	01:13 – 02:32 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg	02:32 – 03:51 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala	03:51 – 05:10 (neutral)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Candra Walk (चन्द्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5102
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1863221.27
Julian Day	2451686.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.8584°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	224.42°

🪷 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 (23.8584°), declination 20.41°, EoT 3.47 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: 2000-05-22 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)