पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · April 19, 1905 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 7.2 · Chapter 7 · ज्ञानविज्ञानयोग · Jñāna-Vijñāna-Yoga
ज्ञानं तेऽहं सविज्ञानमिदं वक्ष्याम्यशेषतः।

यज्ज्ञात्वा नेह भूयोऽन्यज्ज्ञातव्यमवशिष्यते।।7.2।।
"7.2 I will reveal to this knowledge unto thee, and how it may be realised; which, once accomplished, there remains nothing else worth having in this life." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 7.2's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 1962 Kālayukta
Śaka Saṁvat: 1827 Viśvāvasu
Bengali Saṁvat: 1312
Malayalam Era: 1081
Nanakshahi: 436
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pūrṇimā (15/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya5.79°MeṣaAśvinī P2
चन्द्र Candra178.42°KanyāCitrā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala212.16°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
बुध Budha15.00°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati18.41°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
शुक्र Śukra20.30°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
शनि Śani309.25°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:33 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:22 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:57 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)17:41 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)05:15 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 49 Mins 16 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 10 Mins 44 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:50 – 04:41
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:29 – 05:33
Abhijit Muhūrta11:32 – 12:23
Vijaya Muhūrta14:06 – 14:57
Godhūli Muhūrta18:10 – 18:34
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:22 – 18:54
Amṛta Kāla18:07 – 19:52
Niśīta Muhūrta23:32 – 00:23

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:57 – 13:34
Yamaganda07:09 – 08:45
Gulika Kāla10:21 – 11:57
Varjyam06:05 – 06:25
Dur Muhūrta 08:32 – 08:58

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:33 – 07:09 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:09 – 08:45 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:45 – 10:21 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:21 – 11:57 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:57 – 13:34 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:34 – 15:10 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:10 – 16:46 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:46 – 18:22 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:22 – 19:46 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:46 – 21:10 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:10 – 22:34 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:34 – 23:57 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:57 – 01:21 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:21 – 02:45 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:45 – 04:09 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:09 – 05:33 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°
Longitude: 82.9739°
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 + Citrā 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 Year5007
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1828489.27
Julian Day2416954.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.5301°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)173.44°
🪷 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 (22.5301°), declination 10.87°, EoT 0.74 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: 1905-04-19 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)