पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · May 4, 1890 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 11.13 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga

तत्रैकस्थं जगत्कृत्स्नं प्रविभक्तमनेकधा।

अपश्यद्देवदेवस्य शरीरे पाण्डवस्तदा।।11.13।।

"11.13 In that vision Arjuna saw the universe, with its manifold shapes, all embraced in One, its Supreme Lord." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 11.13's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 1947 Śobhana

Śaka Saṁvat: 1812 Vikṛti

Bengali Saṁvat: 1297

Malayalam Era: 1066

Nanakshahi: 421

Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Pūrṇimā (15/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Svātī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	21.19°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P3
चन्द्र Candra	190.49°	Tulā	Svātī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	231.67°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P2
बुध Budha	43.76°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	290.54°	Makara	Śravaṇa P4
शुक्र Śukra	41.49°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P1
शनि Śani	125.61°	Siṃha	Maghā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:20 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:30 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:55 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	17:33 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	04:51 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 09 Mins 40 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 50 Mins 20 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:35 – 04:27
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:14 – 05:20
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:29 – 12:21
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:06 – 14:59
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:18 – 18:42
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:30 – 19:03
Amṛta Kāla	18:15 – 20:00
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:29 – 00:21

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	16:51 – 18:30
Yamaganda	11:55 – 13:34
Gulika Kāla	15:12 – 16:51
Varjyam	05:53 – 06:14
Dur Muhūrta	08:24 – 08:51

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: North

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Lumba (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 Udveg	05:20 – 06:59 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala	06:59 – 08:37 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha	08:37 – 10:16 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta	10:16 – 11:55 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla	11:55 – 13:34 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha	13:34 – 15:12 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga	15:12 – 16:51 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg	16:51 – 18:30 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha	18:30 – 19:51 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga	19:51 – 21:12 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg	21:12 – 22:34 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala	22:34 – 23:55 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha	23:55 – 01:16 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta	01:16 – 02:37 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla	02:37 – 03:59 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha	03:59 – 05:20 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

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 + 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	4992
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1823026.27
Julian Day	2411491.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	22.3211°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	168.21°

🪷 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 (22.3211°), declination 15.89°, EoT 3.26 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: 1890-05-04 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)