पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · April 4, 2018 CE

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सङ्कष्टी चतुर्थी · Saṅkaṣṭī CaturthīPan-Hindu

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2075 Virodhakṛt

Śaka Saṁvat: 1940 Vilambī

Bengali Saṁvat: 1425

Malayalam Era: 1194

Nanakshahi: 549

Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Anurādhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)	Bālava
वार (Vāra)	Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	350.12°	Mīna	Revatī P2
चन्द्र Candra	212.85°	Vṛścika	Viśākhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	255.34°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
बुध Budha	345.87°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	207.91°	Tulā	Viśākhā P3
शुक्र Śukra	10.39°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P4
शनि Śani	254.75°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:47 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:16 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:02 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	21:28 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	08:17 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 28 Mins 44 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 31 Mins 16 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:07 – 04:57
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:45 – 05:47
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:37 – 12:26
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:06 – 14:56
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:04 – 18:28
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:16 – 18:47
Amṛta Kāla	18:01 – 19:46
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:37 – 00:26

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	12:02 – 13:35
Yamaganda	07:21 – 08:54
Gulika Kāla	10:28 – 12:02
Varjyam	06:18 – 06:38
Dur Muhūrta	08:42 – 09:07

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: North-East

Rāhu Vāsa: South-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)

Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha	05:47 – 07:21 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta	07:21 – 08:54 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla	08:54 – 10:28 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha	10:28 – 12:02 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga	12:02 – 13:35 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg	13:35 – 15:09 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala	15:09 – 16:42 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha	16:42 – 18:16 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg	18:16 – 19:42 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala	19:42 – 21:09 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha	21:09 – 22:35 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta	22:35 – 00:02 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla	00:02 – 01:28 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha	01:28 – 02:54 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga	02:54 – 04:21 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg	04:21 – 05:47 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Budha Walk (बुध यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1869747.27
Julian Day	2458212.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1080°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	224.18°

🪷 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 (24.1080°), declination 5.61°, EoT -3.40 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: 2026-05-14T09:00:19.208Z