पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · April 14, 1976 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 6.40 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga

श्री भगवानुवाच

पार्थ नैवेह नामुत्र विनाशस्तस्य विद्यते।

नहि कल्याणकृत्कश्िचद्दुर्गतिं तात गच्छति।।6.40।।

"6.40 Lord Shri Krishna replied: My beloved child! There is no destruction for him, either in this world or in the next. No evil fate awaits him who treads the path of righteousness." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 6.40's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2033 Śukla

Śaka Saṁvat: 1898 Nala

Bengali Saṁvat: 1383

Malayalam Era: 1152

Nanakshahi: 507

Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Pūrṇimā (15/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Citrā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	0.70°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P1
चन्द्र Candra	174.30°	Kanyā	Citrā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	79.47°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P4
बुध Budha	14.03°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	10.83°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P4
शुक्र Śukra	343.83°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P4
शनि Śani	92.82°	Karka	Punarvasu P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:37 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:20 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:59 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	17:44 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	05:22 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 43 Mins 24 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 16 Mins 36 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:55 – 04:46
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:33 – 05:37
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:33 – 12:24
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:06 – 14:57
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:08 – 18:32
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:20 – 18:52
Amṛta Kāla	18:05 – 19:50
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:33 – 00:24

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	11:59 – 13:34
Yamaganda	07:12 – 08:48
Gulika Kāla	10:23 – 11:59
Varjyam	06:09 – 06:29
Dur Muhūrta	08:35 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: North-West

Rāhu Vāsa: South-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)

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):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha	05:37 – 07:12 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta	07:12 – 08:48 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla	08:48 – 10:23 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha	10:23 – 11:59 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga	11:59 – 13:34 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg	13:34 – 15:09 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala	15:09 – 16:45 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha	16:45 – 18:20 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg	18:20 – 19:45 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala	19:45 – 21:09 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha	21:09 – 22:34 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta	22:34 – 23:59 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla	23:59 – 01:23 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha	01:23 – 02:48 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga	02:48 – 04:12 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg	04:12 – 05:37 (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 + 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	5077
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1854417.27
Julian Day	2442882.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.5217°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	173.70°

🪷 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 (23.5217°), declination 9.39°, EoT -0.50 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: 1976-04-14 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)