पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · May 7, 1917 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 12.8 · Chapter 12 · भक्तियोग · Bhakti-Yoga

मय्येव मन आधत्स्व मयि बुद्धिं निवेशय।निवसिष्यसि मय्येव अत ऊर्ध्वं न संशयः।।12.8।।

"12.8 Then let thy mind cling only to Me, let thy intellect abide in Me; and without doubt thou shalt live hereafter in Me alone." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 12.8's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 1974 Pramoda

Śaka Saṁvat: 1839 Piṅgala

Bengali Saṁvat: 1324

Malayalam Era: 1093

Nanakshahi: 448

Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Pūrṇimā (15/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Viśākhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)	Bava
वार (Vāra)	Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	23.20°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P3
चन्द्र Candra	202.29°	Tulā	Viśākhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	10.02°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P4
बुध Budha	38.08°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	25.60°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P4
शुक्र Śukra	27.19°	Meṣa	Kṛttikā P1
शनि Śani	93.03°	Karka	Punarvasu P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:18 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:31 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:55 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	18:20 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	05:22 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 12 Mins 38 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 47 Mins 22 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:33 – 04:25
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:12 – 05:18
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:28 – 12:21
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:07 – 15:00
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:19 – 18:43
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:31 – 19:04
Amṛta Kāla	18:16 – 20:01
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:28 – 00:21

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	06:57 – 08:36
Yamaganda	10:16 – 11:55
Gulika Kāla	13:34 – 15:13
Varjyam	05:51 – 06:12
Dur Muhūrta	08:23 – 08:50

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: North

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Śubha (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 · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta	05:18 – 06:57 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla	06:57 – 08:36 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha	08:36 – 10:16 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga	10:16 – 11:55 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg	11:55 – 13:34 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala	13:34 – 15:13 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha	15:13 – 16:52 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta	16:52 – 18:31 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala	18:31 – 19:52 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha	19:52 – 21:13 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta	21:13 – 22:34 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla	22:34 – 23:55 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha	23:55 – 01:16 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga	01:16 – 02:36 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg	02:36 – 03:57 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala	03:57 – 05:18 (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 + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:

-0562-04-11 — Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Śukla Pūrṇimā + Viśākhā)

-3137-10-04 — Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5019
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1832890.27
Julian Day	2421355.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	22.6984°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	178.14°

🪷 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 (22.6984°), declination 16.60°, EoT 3.51 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: 1917-05-07 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)