पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · January 16, 2017 CE

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सङ्कष्टी चतुर्थी · Saṅkaṣṭī CaturthīPan-Hindu

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2074 Sādhāraṇa

Śaka Saṁvat: 1939 Hemalambī

Bengali Saṁvat: 1424

Malayalam Era: 1193

Nanakshahi: 548

Solar Month: Makara (Tai)

Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)	Bālava
वार (Vāra)	Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	272.00°	Makara	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra	137.64°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	326.51°	Kumbha	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P2
बुध Budha	247.88°	Dhanu	Mūla P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	177.85°	Kanyā	Citrā P2
शुक्र Śukra	318.84°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P4
शनि Śani	238.75°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:45 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:30 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:08 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	20:54 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	09:27 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	10 Hours 44 Mins 38 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	13 Hours 15 Mins 22 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:20 – 06:03
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:52 – 06:45
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:46 – 12:29
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:55 – 14:38
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:18 – 17:42
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:30 – 17:57
Amṛta Kāla	17:15 – 19:00
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:46 – 00:29

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	08:06 – 09:27
Yamaganda	10:47 – 12:08
Gulika Kāla	13:28 – 14:49
Varjyam	07:12 – 07:30
Dur Muhūrta	09:16 – 09:37

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: West

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Lumba (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)

Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)

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 · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta	06:45 – 08:06 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla	08:06 – 09:27 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha	09:27 – 10:47 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga	10:47 – 12:08 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg	12:08 – 13:28 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala	13:28 – 14:49 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha	14:49 – 16:10 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta	16:10 – 17:30 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala	17:30 – 19:10 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha	19:10 – 20:49 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta	20:49 – 22:28 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla	22:28 – 00:08 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha	00:08 – 01:47 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga	01:47 – 03:27 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg	03:27 – 05:06 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala	05:06 – 06:45 (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	5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1869304.27
Julian Day	2457769.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.0911°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	225.65°

🪷 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 (24.0911°), declination -20.93°, EoT -9.69 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: 2026-05-14T08:35:41.039Z