पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · April 27, 1896 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 13.20 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga

प्रकृतिं पुरुषं चैव विद्ध्यनादी उभावपि।विकारांश्च गुणांश्चैव विद्धि प्रकृतिसंभवान्।।13.20।।

"13.20 Know thou further that Nature and God have no beginning; and that differences of character and quality have their origin in Nature only." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 13.20's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 1953 Saumya

Śaka Saṁvat: 1818 Durmukhi

Bengali Saṁvat: 1303

Malayalam Era: 1072

Nanakshahi: 427

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)	Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	14.85°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P1
चन्द्र Candra	187.46°	Tulā	Svātī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	320.36°	Kumbha	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P1
बुध Budha	26.32°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	98.91°	Karka	Puṣya P2
शुक्र Śukra	356.68°	Mīna	Revatī P4
शनि Śani	205.17°	Tulā	Viśākhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:25 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:27 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:56 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	17:45 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	05:07 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 01 Mins 34 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 58 Mins 26 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:41 – 04:33
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:20 – 05:25
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:30 – 12:22
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:06 – 14:58
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:15 – 18:39
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:27 – 18:59
Amṛta Kāla	18:12 – 19:57
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:30 – 00:22

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	07:03 – 08:40
Yamaganda	10:18 – 11:56
Gulika Kāla	13:33 – 15:11
Varjyam	05:58 – 06:18
Dur Muhūrta	08:27 – 08:53

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 Amṛta	05:25 – 07:03 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla	07:03 – 08:40 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha	08:40 – 10:18 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga	10:18 – 11:56 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg	11:56 – 13:33 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala	13:33 – 15:11 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha	15:11 – 16:49 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta	16:49 – 18:27 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala	18:27 – 19:49 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha	19:49 – 21:11 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta	21:11 – 22:33 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla	22:33 – 23:56 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha	23:56 – 01:18 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga	01:18 – 02:40 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg	02:40 – 04:03 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala	04:03 – 05:25 (neutral)

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	4998
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1825211.27
Julian Day	2413676.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	22.4047°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	173.86°

🪷 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 (22.4047°), declination 13.93°, 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: 1896-04-27 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)