पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · May 8, 1895 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 3.35 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga

श्रेयान्स्वधर्मो विगुणः परधर्मात्स्वनुष्ठितात्।

स्वधर्मे निधनं श्रेयः परधर्मो भयावहः।।3.35।।

"3.35 It is better to do thine own duty, however lacking in merit, than to do that of another, even though efficiently. It is better to die doing one's own duty, for to do the duty of another is fraught with danger." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 3.35's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 1952 Kīlaka

Śaka Saṁvat: 1817 Manmatha

Bengali Saṁvat: 1302

Malayalam Era: 1071

Nanakshahi: 426

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)	Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	24.79°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P4
चन्द्र Candra	192.63°	Tulā	Svātī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	78.62°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P4
बुध Budha	29.77°	Meṣa	Kṛttikā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	72.81°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P2
शुक्र Śukra	63.13°	Mithuna	Mr̥gaśirā P3
शनि Śani	191.61°	Tulā	Svātī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:17 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:32 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:55 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	17:29 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	04:43 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 14 Mins 10 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 45 Mins 50 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:32 – 04:24
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:11 – 05:17
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:28 – 12:21
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:07 – 15:00
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:20 – 18:44
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:32 – 19:05
Amṛta Kāla	18:17 – 20:02
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:28 – 00:21

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	11:55 – 13:34
Yamaganda	06:57 – 08:36
Gulika Kāla	10:15 – 11:55
Varjyam	05:51 – 06:12
Dur Muhūrta	08:23 – 08:49

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: North

Rāhu Vāsa: South-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Sushira (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 Labha	05:17 – 06:57 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta	06:57 – 08:36 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla	08:36 – 10:15 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha	10:15 – 11:55 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga	11:55 – 13:34 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg	13:34 – 15:13 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala	15:13 – 16:52 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha	16:52 – 18:32 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg	18:32 – 19:52 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala	19:52 – 21:13 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha	21:13 – 22:34 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta	22:34 – 23:55 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla	23:55 – 01:15 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha	01:15 – 02:36 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga	02:36 – 03:57 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg	03:57 – 05:17 (inauspicious)

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	4997
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1824856.27
Julian Day	2413321.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	22.3911°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	169.69°

🪷 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 (22.3911°), declination 16.96°, 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: 1895-05-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)