पञ्चाङ्ग — Leicester, UK · May 1, 2026 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 8.16 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga

आब्रह्मभुवनाल्लोकाः पुनरावर्तिनोऽर्जुन।

मामुपेत्य तु कौन्तेय पुनर्जन्म न विद्यते।।8.16।।

"8.16 The worlds, with the whole realm of creation, come and go; but, O Arjuna, whoso comes to Me, for him there is nor rebirth." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 8.16's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2083 Siddhārthī

Śaka Saṁvat: 1948 Parābhava

Bengali Saṁvat: 1433

Malayalam Era: 1202

Nanakshahi: 557

Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Pūrṇimā (15/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Svātī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	16.48°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P1
चन्द्र Candra	188.89°	Tulā	Svātī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	351.78°	Mīna	Revatī P2
बुध Budha	1.31°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	84.52°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P2
शुक्र Śukra	43.78°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P2
शनि Śani	345.01°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P4

Leicester, UK — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · UTC)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	04:33 UTC
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	19:30 UTC
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:02 UTC
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	18:35 UTC
Candrāsta (Moonset)	04:28 UTC
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	14 Hours 56 Mins 57 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	9 Hours 03 Mins 03 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	02:34 – 03:33
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	03:18 – 04:33
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:32 – 12:32
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:31 – 15:31
Godhūli Muhūrta	19:18 – 19:42
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	19:30 – 20:07
Amṛta Kāla	19:15 – 21:00
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:32 – 00:32

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	10:10 – 12:02
Yamaganda	15:46 – 17:38
Gulika Kāla	06:25 – 08:17
Varjyam	05:11 – 05:34
Dur Muhūrta	08:02 – 08:32

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: North

Rāhu Vāsa: South-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvaja (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 Chala	04:33 – 06:25 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha	06:25 – 08:17 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta	08:17 – 10:10 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla	10:10 – 12:02 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha	12:02 – 13:54 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga	13:54 – 15:46 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg	15:46 – 17:38 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala	17:38 – 19:30 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga	19:30 – 20:38 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg	20:38 – 21:46 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala	21:46 – 22:54 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha	22:54 – 00:02 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta	00:02 – 01:10 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla	01:10 – 02:17 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha	02:17 – 03:25 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga	03:25 – 04:33 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 52.6369°

Longitude: -1.1398°

Timezone: UTC+0

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 + Svātī 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	5128
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1872696.27
Julian Day	2461161.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.2208°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	173.55°

🪷 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 (24.2208°), declination 15.03°, EoT 2.92 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: 2026-05-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)