पञ्चाङ्ग — Puṣkar · April 27, 2021 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 17.4 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
यजन्ते सात्त्विका देवान्यक्षरक्षांसि राजसाः।प्रेतान्भूतगणांश्चान्ये यजन्ते तामसा जनाः।।17.4।।
"17.4 The Pure worship the true God; the Passionate, the powers of wealth and magic; the Ignorant, the spirits of the dead and of the lower orders of nature." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.4's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2078 Ānanda
Śaka Saṁvat: 1943 Plava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1428
Malayalam Era: 1197
Nanakshahi: 552
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)Bava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya12.86°MeṣaAśvinī P4
चन्द्र Candra191.37°TulāSvātī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala67.74°MithunaĀrdrā P1
बुध Budha21.61°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati303.61°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
शुक्र Śukra20.74°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
शनि Śani288.82°MakaraŚravaṇa P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:57 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:02 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:29 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)18:48 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)05:59 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 04 Mins 13 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 55 Mins 47 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:13 – 05:05
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:52 – 05:57
Abhijit Muhūrta12:03 – 12:56
Vijaya Muhūrta14:40 – 15:32
Godhūli Muhūrta18:50 – 19:14
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:02 – 19:34
Amṛta Kāla18:47 – 20:32
Niśīta Muhūrta00:03 – 00:56

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:46 – 17:24
Yamaganda09:13 – 10:51
Gulika Kāla12:29 – 14:07
Varjyam06:30 – 06:51
Dur Muhūrta 09:00 – 09:26

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Gada (Inauspicious)
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 Roga05:57 – 07:35 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:35 – 09:13 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:13 – 10:51 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:51 – 12:29 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:29 – 14:07 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla14:07 – 15:46 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:46 – 17:24 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga17:24 – 19:02 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla19:02 – 20:24 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha20:24 – 21:46 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:46 – 23:07 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg23:07 – 00:29 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:29 – 01:51 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:51 – 03:13 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:13 – 04:35 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:35 – 05:57 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 26.49°
Longitude: 74.55°
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 Year5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870866.27
Julian Day2459331.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1508°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)177.67°
🪷 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 (24.1508°), declination 13.85°, EoT 2.33 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: 2021-04-27 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)