पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · August 24, 2013 CE

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सङ्कष्टी चतुर्थी · Saṅkaṣṭī CaturthīPan-Hindu

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2070 Parābhava

Śaka Saṁvat: 1935 Vijaya

Bengali Saṁvat: 1420

Malayalam Era: 1189

Nanakshahi: 544

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)	Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	127.01°	Siṃha	Maghā P3
चन्द्र Candra	345.99°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	93.19°	Karka	Punarvasu P4
बुध Budha	125.98°	Siṃha	Maghā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	77.99°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P4
शुक्र Śukra	164.51°	Kanyā	Hasta P2
शनि Śani	192.25°	Tulā	Svātī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:35 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:25 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:00 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	20:26 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	08:46 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 50 Mins 09 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 09 Mins 51 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:52 – 04:44
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:31 – 05:35
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:34 – 12:26
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:08 – 15:00
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:13 – 18:37
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:25 – 18:57
Amṛta Kāla	18:10 – 19:55
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:34 – 00:26

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	08:48 – 10:24
Yamaganda	13:36 – 15:13
Gulika Kāla	05:35 – 07:11
Varjyam	06:07 – 06:28
Dur Muhūrta	08:35 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: South-West

Rāhu Vāsa: East

Ānandādi Yoga: Mausala (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 Kāla	05:35 – 07:11 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha	07:11 – 08:48 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga	08:48 – 10:24 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg	10:24 – 12:00 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala	12:00 – 13:36 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha	13:36 – 15:13 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta	15:13 – 16:49 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla	16:49 – 18:25 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha	18:25 – 19:49 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta	19:49 – 21:13 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla	21:13 – 22:36 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha	22:36 – 00:00 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga	00:00 – 01:24 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg	01:24 – 02:48 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala	02:48 – 04:11 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha	04:11 – 05:35 (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	5115
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1868063.27
Julian Day	2456528.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.0436°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	219.19°

🪷 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 (24.0436°), declination 11.10°, EoT -1.99 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: 2013-08-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)