पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · January 29, 2024 CE

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सङ्कष्टी चतुर्थी · Saṅkaṣṭī CaturthīPan-Hindu

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2081 Piṅgala

Śaka Saṁvat: 1946 Krodhi

Bengali Saṁvat: 1431

Malayalam Era: 1200

Nanakshahi: 555

Solar Month: Makara (Tai)

Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)	Bava
वार (Vāra)	Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	284.42°	Makara	Śravaṇa P2
चन्द्र Candra	140.55°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	263.90°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
बुध Budha	264.81°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	12.82°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P4
शुक्र Śukra	252.48°	Dhanu	Mūla P4
शनि Śani	312.01°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:43 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:40 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:11 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	20:22 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	08:50 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	10 Hours 56 Mins 39 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	13 Hours 03 Mins 21 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:15 – 05:59
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:48 – 06:43
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:49 – 12:33
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:01 – 14:44
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:28 – 17:52
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:40 – 18:07
Amṛta Kāla	17:25 – 19:10
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:49 – 00:33

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	08:05 – 09:27
Yamaganda	10:49 – 12:11
Gulika Kāla	13:33 – 14:55
Varjyam	07:10 – 07:28
Dur Muhūrta	09:16 – 09:38

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: West

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Lumba (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)

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	06:43 – 08:05 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla	08:05 – 09:27 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha	09:27 – 10:49 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga	10:49 – 12:11 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg	12:11 – 13:33 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala	13:33 – 14:55 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha	14:55 – 16:18 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta	16:18 – 17:40 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala	17:40 – 19:18 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha	19:18 – 20:55 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta	20:55 – 22:33 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla	22:33 – 00:11 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha	00:11 – 01:49 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga	01:49 – 03:27 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg	03:27 – 05:05 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala	05:05 – 06:43 (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	5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1871873.27
Julian Day	2460338.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1893°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	219.29°

🪷 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 (24.1893°), declination -18.11°, EoT -13.17 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: 2026-05-14T10:50:18.889Z