पञ्चाङ्ग — Haridwār · May 8, 2028 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 9.25 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga
यान्ति देवव्रता देवान् पितृ़न्यान्ति पितृव्रताः।

भूतानि यान्ति भूतेज्या यान्ति मद्याजिनोऽपि माम्।।9.25।।
"9.25 The votaries of the lesser Powers go to them; the devotees of spirits go to them; they who worship the Powers of Darkness, to such Powers shall they go; and so, too, those who worship Me shall come to Me." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 9.25's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2085 Durmati
Śaka Saṁvat: 1950 Kīlaka
Bengali Saṁvat: 1435
Malayalam Era: 1204
Nanakshahi: 559
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pūrṇimā (15/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Svātī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya23.73°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
चन्द्र Candra193.42°TulāSvātī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala12.90°MeṣaAśvinī P4
बुध Budha44.66°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati143.20°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
शुक्र Śukra54.97°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
शनि Śani8.92°MeṣaAśvinī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:29 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:59 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:14 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)18:03 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)05:02 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 30 Mins 19 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 29 Mins 41 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:41 – 04:35
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:21 – 05:29
Abhijit Muhūrta11:47 – 12:41
Vijaya Muhūrta14:29 – 15:23
Godhūli Muhūrta18:47 – 19:11
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:59 – 19:33
Amṛta Kāla18:44 – 20:29
Niśīta Muhūrta23:47 – 00:41

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:10 – 08:51
Yamaganda10:32 – 12:14
Gulika Kāla13:55 – 15:36
Varjyam06:02 – 06:24
Dur Muhūrta 08:38 – 09:05

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (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 · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta05:29 – 07:10 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:10 – 08:51 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:51 – 10:32 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:32 – 12:14 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:14 – 13:55 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:55 – 15:36 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:36 – 17:18 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta17:18 – 18:59 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:59 – 20:18 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha20:18 – 21:36 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:36 – 22:55 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:55 – 00:14 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:14 – 01:32 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:32 – 02:51 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:51 – 04:10 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:10 – 05:29 (neutral)

Coordinates

Latitude: 29.9457°
Longitude: 78.1642°
Timezone: UTC+5.5

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 + Svātī 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 Year5130
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873434.27
Julian Day2461899.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2490°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)171.42°
🪷 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 (24.2490°), declination 17.19°, EoT 3.58 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: 2028-05-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)