पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · May 21, 2011 CE

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सङ्कष्टी चतुर्थी · Saṅkaṣṭī CaturthīPan-Hindu

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2068 Krodhi

Śaka Saṁvat: 1933 Khara

Bengali Saṁvat: 1418

Malayalam Era: 1187

Nanakshahi: 542

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)	Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	35.66°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P3
चन्द्र Candra	262.14°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	13.09°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P4
बुध Budha	12.91°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	2.85°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P1
शुक्र Śukra	12.07°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P4
शनि Śani	166.63°	Kanyā	Hasta P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:11 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:38 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:55 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	21:43 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	08:18 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 27 Mins 38 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 32 Mins 22 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:23 – 04:17
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:03 – 05:11
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:28 – 12:21
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:09 – 15:03
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:26 – 18:50
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:38 – 19:12
Amṛta Kāla	18:23 – 20:08
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:28 – 00:21

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	08:33 – 10:14
Yamaganda	13:36 – 15:16
Gulika Kāla	05:11 – 06:52
Varjyam	05:44 – 06:06
Dur Muhūrta	08:19 – 08:46

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: East

Ānandādi Yoga: Utpāta (Inauspicious)

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):
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 Kāla	05:11 – 06:52 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha	06:52 – 08:33 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga	08:33 – 10:14 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg	10:14 – 11:55 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala	11:55 – 13:36 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha	13:36 – 15:16 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta	15:16 – 16:57 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla	16:57 – 18:38 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha	18:38 – 19:57 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta	19:57 – 21:16 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla	21:16 – 22:36 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha	22:36 – 23:55 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga	23:55 – 01:14 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg	01:14 – 02:33 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala	02:33 – 03:52 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha	03:52 – 05:11 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śani Walk (शनि यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5113
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1867237.27
Julian Day	2455702.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.0120°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	226.35°

🪷 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 (24.0120°), declination 20.08°, EoT 3.54 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: 2026-05-14T07:30:03.787Z