पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · April 26, 1918 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 3.11 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga

देवान्भावयतानेन ते देवा भावयन्तु वः।

परस्परं भावयन्तः श्रेयः परमवाप्स्यथ।।3.11।।

"3.11 Worship the Powers of Nature thereby, and let them nourish you in return; thus supporting each other, you shall attain your highest welfare." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 3.11's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 1975 Prajāpati

Śaka Saṁvat: 1840 Kālayukta

Bengali Saṁvat: 1325

Malayalam Era: 1094

Nanakshahi: 449

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)	Bava
वार (Vāra)	Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	12.28°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P4
चन्द्र Candra	189.05°	Tulā	Svātī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	142.19°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P3
बुध Budha	15.42°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	50.26°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P4
शुक्र Śukra	327.27°	Kumbha	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P3
शनि Śani	105.63°	Karka	Puṣya P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:27 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:25 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:56 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	18:04 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	05:22 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 58 Mins 32 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 01 Mins 28 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:43 – 04:35
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:22 – 05:27
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:30 – 12:22
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:06 – 14:58
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:13 – 18:37
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:25 – 18:58
Amṛta Kāla	18:10 – 19:55
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:30 – 00:22

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	10:19 – 11:56
Yamaganda	15:11 – 16:48
Gulika Kāla	07:04 – 08:41
Varjyam	05:59 – 06:20
Dur Muhūrta	08:28 – 08:54

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: North

Rāhu Vāsa: South-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvaja (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 Chala	05:27 – 07:04 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha	07:04 – 08:41 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta	08:41 – 10:19 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla	10:19 – 11:56 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha	11:56 – 13:33 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga	13:33 – 15:11 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg	15:11 – 16:48 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala	16:48 – 18:25 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga	18:25 – 19:48 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg	19:48 – 21:11 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala	21:11 – 22:33 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha	22:33 – 23:56 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta	23:56 – 01:19 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla	01:19 – 02:41 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha	02:41 – 04:04 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga	04:04 – 05:27 (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	5020
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1833244.27
Julian Day	2421709.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	22.7119°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	176.73°

🪷 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 (22.7119°), declination 13.19°, EoT 2.16 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: 1918-04-26 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)