पञ्चाङ्ग — Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh · April 16, 2022 CE

Also observed today

मेष सङ्क्रान्ति · Meṣa Saṅkrānti (Vaiśākhī / Vishu / Pohelā Boishākh / Bihu)Pan-Hindu
वैशाखी · Baisakhi (Vaiśākhī)Regional
कूर्म जयन्ती · Kūrma JayantīVaishnava
चण्डिका जयन्ती · Chaṇḍikā JayantīShakta
चित्रा पौर्णमी · Citrā PaurṇamīRegional
वैशाख पूर्णिमा व्रत · Vaiśākha Pūrṇimā VratPan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 6.19 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga

यथा दीपो निवातस्थो नेङ्गते सोपमा स्मृता।

योगिनो यतचित्तस्य युञ्जतो योगमात्मनः।।6.19।।

"6.19 The wise man who has conquered his mind and is absorbed in the Self is as a lamp which does not flicker, since it stands sheltered from every wind." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 6.19's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2079 Rākṣasa

Śaka Saṁvat: 1944 Śubhakṛt

Bengali Saṁvat: 1429

Malayalam Era: 1198

Nanakshahi: 553

Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Pūrṇimā (15/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Hasta Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	1.88°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P1
चन्द्र Candra	172.06°	Kanyā	Hasta P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	306.21°	Kumbha	Dhaniṣṭhā P4
बुध Budha	15.33°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	330.58°	Mīna	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P4
शुक्र Śukra	316.85°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P4
शनि Śani	299.19°	Makara	Dhaniṣṭhā P2

Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · IST)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:32 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:21 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:56 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	17:28 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	05:07 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 48 Mins 40 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 11 Mins 20 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:50 – 04:41
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:28 – 05:32
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:31 – 12:22
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:05 – 14:56
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:09 – 18:33
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:21 – 18:53
Amṛta Kāla	18:06 – 19:51
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:31 – 00:22

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	08:44 – 10:20
Yamaganda	13:33 – 15:09
Gulika Kāla	05:32 – 07:08
Varjyam	06:04 – 06:25
Dur Muhūrta	08:32 – 08:57

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: North-West

Rāhu Vāsa: East

Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)

Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)

Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla	05:32 – 07:08 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha	07:08 – 08:44 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga	08:44 – 10:20 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg	10:20 – 11:56 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala	11:56 – 13:33 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha	13:33 – 15:09 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta	15:09 – 16:45 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla	16:45 – 18:21 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha	18:21 – 19:45 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta	19:45 – 21:09 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla	21:09 – 22:33 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha	22:33 – 23:56 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga	23:56 – 01:20 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg	01:20 – 02:44 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala	02:44 – 04:08 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha	04:08 – 05:32 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 26.7606°

Longitude: 83.3732°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Buddha Pūrṇimā Walk (बुद्ध पूर्णिमा यात्रा)

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 + Hasta alignment also occurred on:

-3137-10-04 — Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)

-0562-04-11 — Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1871220.27
Julian Day	2459685.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1644°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	169.04°

🪷 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 (24.1644°), declination 10.06°, EoT 0.02 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: 2022-04-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)