पञ्चाङ्ग — Amarnāth · April 29, 2018 CE

🪷 आज: बुद्ध पूर्णिमा — Buddha Pūrṇimā
Buddha's birth, enlightenment, and mahāparinirvāṇa all on this Vaiśākha Pūrṇimā. Most sacred Buddhist + Vaishnava day.
Historical anchor: Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (Lumbinī, Nepal) — -0562-04-11 →

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 5.2 · Chapter 5 · कर्मसंन्यासयोग · Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
श्री भगवानुवाच

संन्यासः कर्मयोगश्च निःश्रेयसकरावुभौ।

तयोस्तु कर्मसंन्यासात्कर्मयोगो विशिष्यते।।5.2।।
"5.2 Lord Shri Krishna replied: Renunciation of action and the path of right action both lead to the highest; of the two, right action is the better." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 5.2's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2075 Virodhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1940 Vilambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1425
Malayalam Era: 1194
Nanakshahi: 549
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pūrṇimā (15/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya14.58°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
चन्द्र Candra182.62°TulāCitrā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala268.16°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
बुध Budha347.38°MīnaRevatī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati205.33°TulāViśākhā P2
शुक्र Śukra40.93°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P1
शनि Śani254.81°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:41 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:10 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:25 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)18:03 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)05:12 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 28 Mins 53 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 31 Mins 07 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:53 – 04:47
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:34 – 05:41
Abhijit Muhūrta11:58 – 12:52
Vijaya Muhūrta14:40 – 15:34
Godhūli Muhūrta18:58 – 19:22
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:10 – 19:44
Amṛta Kāla18:55 – 20:40
Niśīta Muhūrta23:58 – 00:52

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla17:29 – 19:10
Yamaganda12:25 – 14:06
Gulika Kāla15:48 – 17:29
Varjyam06:15 – 06:36
Dur Muhūrta 08:50 – 09:17

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg05:41 – 07:22 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:22 – 09:03 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:03 – 10:44 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:44 – 12:25 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:25 – 14:06 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha14:06 – 15:48 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:48 – 17:29 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg17:29 – 19:10 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha19:10 – 20:29 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga20:29 – 21:48 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:48 – 23:06 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala23:06 – 00:25 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:25 – 01:44 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:44 – 03:03 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:03 – 04:22 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:22 – 05:41 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 34.2167°
Longitude: 75.5°
Timezone: UTC+5.5
Elevation: 3888 m

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · festival walk
Today is Buddha Pūrṇimā — its dedicated walk.
Bhāgavata 1.3.24 (Buddha as 21st avatāra) + BG 12.13 (compassion) + Dhammapada parallels.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Pūrṇimā + Citrā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-04Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)
-0562-04-11Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5120
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869772.27
Julian Day2458237.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1090°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)169.49°
🪷 Provenance & Methodology
Substrate: Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta
Method: Sūrya Siddhānta + Bhāskara-II iterative manda + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) evection + variation + annual equation
Tier-2 city localization: spherical astronomy + Lahiri ayanamsa (24.1090°), declination 14.40°, EoT 2.64 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: 2018-04-29 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)