पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · August 26, 2002 CE

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सङ्कष्टी चतुर्थी · Saṅkaṣṭī CaturthīPan-Hindu

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2059 Manmatha

Śaka Saṁvat: 1924 Citrabhānu

Bengali Saṁvat: 1409

Malayalam Era: 1178

Nanakshahi: 533

Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)

Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Uttara Bhādrapadā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Śūla
करण (Karaṇa)	Bava
वार (Vāra)	Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	128.76°	Siṃha	Maghā P3
चन्द्र Candra	343.17°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	123.83°	Siṃha	Maghā P2
बुध Budha	155.09°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	101.28°	Karka	Puṣya P3
शुक्र Śukra	174.67°	Kanyā	Citrā P1
शनि Śani	63.23°	Mithuna	Mr̥gaśirā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:36 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:23 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:00 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	20:09 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	08:25 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 47 Mins 53 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 12 Mins 07 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:53 – 04:44
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:32 – 05:36
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:34 – 12:25
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:08 – 14:59
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:11 – 18:35
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:23 – 18:55
Amṛta Kāla	18:08 – 19:53
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:34 – 00:25

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	07:12 – 08:48
Yamaganda	10:24 – 12:00
Gulika Kāla	13:36 – 15:11
Varjyam	06:08 – 06:28
Dur Muhūrta	08:35 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: South-West

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta	05:36 – 07:12 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla	07:12 – 08:48 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha	08:48 – 10:24 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga	10:24 – 12:00 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg	12:00 – 13:36 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala	13:36 – 15:11 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha	15:11 – 16:47 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta	16:47 – 18:23 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala	18:23 – 19:47 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha	19:47 – 21:11 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta	21:11 – 22:36 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla	22:36 – 00:00 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha	00:00 – 01:24 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga	01:24 – 02:48 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg	02:48 – 04:12 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala	04:12 – 05:36 (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	5104
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1864047.27
Julian Day	2452512.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.8900°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	217.67°

🪷 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 (23.8900°), declination 10.53°, EoT -1.42 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: 2026-05-14T07:40:29.743Z