पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · May 9, 1914 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 2.37 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga

हतो वा प्राप्स्यसि स्वर्गं जित्वा वा भोक्ष्यसे महीम्।

तस्मादुत्तिष्ठ कौन्तेय युद्धाय कृतनिश्चयः।।2.37।।

"2.37 If killed, thou shalt attain Heaven; if victorious, enjoy the kingdom of earth. Therefore arise, O Son of Kunti, and fight!" — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 2.37's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 1971 Prabhava

Śaka Saṁvat: 1836 Ānanda

Bengali Saṁvat: 1321

Malayalam Era: 1090

Nanakshahi: 445

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)	Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	24.92°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P4
चन्द्र Candra	192.94°	Tulā	Svātī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	102.14°	Karka	Puṣya P3
बुध Budha	16.24°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	298.94°	Makara	Dhaniṣṭhā P2
शुक्र Śukra	47.67°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P3
शनि Śani	55.25°	Vṛṣabha	Mr̥gaśirā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:17 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:32 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:54 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	17:30 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	04:43 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 14 Mins 38 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 45 Mins 22 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:31 – 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	08:36 – 10:15
Yamaganda	13:34 – 15:13
Gulika Kāla	05:17 – 06:56
Varjyam	05:50 – 06:11
Dur Muhūrta	08:23 – 08:49

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: North

Rāhu Vāsa: East

Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (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 Kāla	05:17 – 06:56 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha	06:56 – 08:36 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga	08:36 – 10:15 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg	10:15 – 11:54 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala	11:54 – 13:34 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha	13:34 – 15:13 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta	15:13 – 16:52 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla	16:52 – 18:32 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha	18:32 – 19:52 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta	19:52 – 21:13 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla	21:13 – 22:34 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha	22:34 – 23:54 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga	23:54 – 01:15 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg	01:15 – 02:36 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala	02:36 – 03:56 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha	03:56 – 05:17 (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	5016
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1831796.27
Julian Day	2420261.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	22.6565°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	169.39°

🪷 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 (22.6565°), declination 17.07°, EoT 3.63 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: 1914-05-09 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)