पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · April 26, 1964 CE

🪷 आज: बुद्ध पूर्णिमा — Buddha Pūrṇimā
Buddha's birth, enlightenment, and mahāparinirvāṇa all on this Vaiśākha Pūrṇimā. Most sacred Buddhist + Vaishnava day.
Historical anchor: Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (Lumbinī, Nepal) — -0562-04-11 →

Also observed today

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2021 Piṅgala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1886 Krodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1371
Malayalam Era: 1140
Nanakshahi: 495
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)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya12.49°MeṣaAśvinī P4
चन्द्र Candra184.73°TulāCitrā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala358.38°MīnaRevatī P4
बुध Budha15.42°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati10.70°MeṣaAśvinī P4
शुक्र Śukra57.72°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2
शनि Śani310.38°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:26 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:26 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:56 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)17:43 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)05:07 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 59 Mins 41 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 00 Mins 19 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:42 – 04:34
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:21 – 05:26
Abhijit Muhūrta11:30 – 12:22
Vijaya Muhūrta14:06 – 14:58
Godhūli Muhūrta18:14 – 18:38
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:26 – 18:58
Amṛta Kāla18:11 – 19:56
Niśīta Muhūrta23:30 – 00:22

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:48 – 18:26
Yamaganda11:56 – 13:33
Gulika Kāla15:11 – 16:48
Varjyam05:59 – 06:19
Dur Muhūrta 08:28 – 08:54

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (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 · 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 Udveg05:26 – 07:04 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:04 – 08:41 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha08:41 – 10:18 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:18 – 11:56 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla11:56 – 13:33 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:33 – 15:11 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:11 – 16:48 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:48 – 18:26 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:26 – 19:48 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:48 – 21:11 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:11 – 22:33 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:33 – 23:56 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha23:56 – 01:18 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:18 – 02:41 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla02:41 – 04:04 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:04 – 05:26 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°
Longitude: 82.9739°
Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

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:
-3137-10-04Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)
-0562-04-11Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5066
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1850046.27
Julian Day2438511.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.3545°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)173.09°
🪷 Provenance & Methodology
Engine: Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrate
Method: Sūrya Siddhānta + Bhāskara-II iterative manda + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) evection + variation + annual equation
Tier-2 city localization: spherical astronomy + Lahiri ayanamsa (23.3545°), declination 13.47°, 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 at: 2026-05-14T09:59:57.119Z