पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · May 6, 1974 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 6.32 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga

आत्मौपम्येन सर्वत्र समं पश्यति योऽर्जुन।

सुखं वा यदि वा दुःखं सः योगी परमो मतः।।6.32।।

"6.32 O Arjuna! He is the perfect saint who, taught by the likeness within himself, sees the same Self everywhere, whether the outer form be pleasurable or painful." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 6.32's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2031 Prabhava

Śaka Saṁvat: 1896 Ānanda

Bengali Saṁvat: 1381

Malayalam Era: 1150

Nanakshahi: 505

Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Pūrṇimā (15/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Svātī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)	Bava
वार (Vāra)	Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	21.65°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P3
चन्द्र Candra	197.79°	Tulā	Svātī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	76.29°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P3
बुध Budha	23.48°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	318.89°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P4
शुक्र Śukra	338.21°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P2
शनि Śani	68.27°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:19 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:31 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:55 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	18:06 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	05:12 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 11 Mins 42 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 48 Mins 18 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:33 – 04:26
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:13 – 05:19
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:28 – 12:21
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:07 – 14:59
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	06:58 – 08:37
Yamaganda	10:16 – 11:55
Gulika Kāla	13:34 – 15:13
Varjyam	05:52 – 06:13
Dur Muhūrta	08:24 – 08:50

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: North

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (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 Amṛta	05:19 – 06:58 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla	06:58 – 08:37 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha	08:37 – 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 – 02:37 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg	02:37 – 03:58 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala	03:58 – 05:19 (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 + 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	5076
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1853708.27
Julian Day	2442173.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.4946°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	177.66°

🪷 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 (23.4946°), declination 16.38°, EoT 3.44 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: 1974-05-06 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)