पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · May 3, 1939 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 2.49 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga

दूरेण ह्यवरं कर्म बुद्धियोगाद्धनञ्जय।

बुद्धौ शरणमन्विच्छ कृपणाः फलहेतवः।।2.49।।

"2.49 Physical action is far inferior to an intellect concentrated on the Divine. Have recourse then to Pure Intelligence. It is only the petty-minded who work for reward." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 2.49's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 1996 Nandana

Śaka Saṁvat: 1861 Pramāthi

Bengali Saṁvat: 1346

Malayalam Era: 1115

Nanakshahi: 470

Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Pūrṇimā (15/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Svātī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)	Bava
वार (Vāra)	Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	18.71°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P2
चन्द्र Candra	191.37°	Tulā	Svātī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	269.53°	Dhanu	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P1
बुध Budha	352.77°	Mīna	Revatī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	335.96°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P1
शुक्र Śukra	346.78°	Mīna	Revatī P1
शनि Śani	1.09°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:21 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:29 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:55 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	17:48 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	05:03 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 07 Mins 24 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 52 Mins 36 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:36 – 04:29
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:16 – 05:21
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:29 – 12:21
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:06 – 14:59
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:17 – 18:41
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:29 – 19:01
Amṛta Kāla	18:14 – 19:59
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:29 – 00:21

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	11:55 – 13:33
Yamaganda	07:00 – 08:38
Gulika Kāla	10:17 – 11:55
Varjyam	05:54 – 06:15
Dur Muhūrta	08:25 – 08:51

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: North

Rāhu Vāsa: South-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Sushira (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 Labha	05:21 – 07:00 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta	07:00 – 08:38 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla	08:38 – 10:17 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha	10:17 – 11:55 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga	11:55 – 13:33 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg	13:33 – 15:12 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala	15:12 – 16:50 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha	16:50 – 18:29 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg	18:29 – 19:50 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala	19:50 – 21:12 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha	21:12 – 22:33 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta	22:33 – 23:55 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla	23:55 – 01:17 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha	01:17 – 02:38 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga	02:38 – 04:00 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg	04:00 – 05:21 (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	5041
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1840921.27
Julian Day	2429386.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.0055°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	174.31°

🪷 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 (23.0055°), declination 15.35°, EoT 3.15 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: 1939-05-03 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)