पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · April 23, 1959 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 10.9 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga

मच्चित्ता मद्गतप्राणा बोधयन्तः परस्परम्।

कथयन्तश्च मां नित्यं तुष्यन्ति च रमन्ति च।।10.9।।

"10.9 With minds concentrated on Me, with lives absorbed in Me, and enlightening each other, they ever feel content and happy." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 10.9's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2016 Paridhāvi

Śaka Saṁvat: 1881 Vikāri

Bengali Saṁvat: 1366

Malayalam Era: 1135

Nanakshahi: 490

Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Pūrṇimā (15/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Citrā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)	Bava
वार (Vāra)	Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	8.87°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P3
चन्द्र Candra	186.45°	Tulā	Citrā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	74.45°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P3
बुध Budha	342.63°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	217.45°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P2
शुक्र Śukra	46.92°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P3
शनि Śani	254.27°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:29 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:24 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:57 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	18:06 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	05:28 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 54 Mins 38 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 05 Mins 22 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:46 – 04:38
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:25 – 05:29
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:31 – 12:22
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:06 – 14:57
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:12 – 18:36
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:24 – 18:56
Amṛta Kāla	18:09 – 19:54
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:31 – 00:22

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	13:33 – 15:10
Yamaganda	05:29 – 07:06
Gulika Kāla	08:43 – 10:20
Varjyam	06:01 – 06:22
Dur Muhūrta	08:30 – 08:56

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)

Candra Vāsa: North

Rāhu Vāsa: North-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (Inauspicious)

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 · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha	05:29 – 07:06 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga	07:06 – 08:43 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg	08:43 – 10:20 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala	10:20 – 11:57 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha	11:57 – 13:33 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta	13:33 – 15:10 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla	15:10 – 16:47 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha	16:47 – 18:24 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta	18:24 – 19:47 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla	19:47 – 21:10 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha	21:10 – 22:33 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga	22:33 – 23:57 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg	23:57 – 01:20 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala	01:20 – 02:43 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha	02:43 – 04:06 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta	04:06 – 05:29 (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 + Citrā 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	5061
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1848216.27
Julian Day	2436681.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.2845°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	176.97°

🪷 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 (23.2845°), declination 12.22°, EoT 1.60 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: 1959-04-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)