पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · April 23, 1978 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 8.1 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga

अर्जुन उवाच

किं तद्ब्रह्म किमध्यात्मं किं कर्म पुरुषोत्तम।

अधिभूतं च किं प्रोक्तमधिदैवं किमुच्यते।।8.1।।

"8.1 "Arjuna asked: O Lord of Lords! What is that which men call the Supreme Spirit, what is man's Spiritual Nature, and what is the Law? What is Matter and what is Divinity?" — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 8.1's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2035 Prajāpati

Śaka Saṁvat: 1900 Kālayukta

Bengali Saṁvat: 1385

Malayalam Era: 1154

Nanakshahi: 509

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)	Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	8.99°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P3
चन्द्र Candra	187.27°	Tulā	Svātī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	101.39°	Karka	Puṣya P3
बुध Budha	351.92°	Mīna	Revatī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	67.89°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P1
शुक्र Śukra	31.55°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P2
शनि Śani	120.02°	Siṃha	Maghā 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)	18:10 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	05:30 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 55 Mins 10 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 04 Mins 50 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:46 – 04:37
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:24 – 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	16:47 – 18:24
Yamaganda	11:57 – 13:33
Gulika Kāla	15:10 – 16:47
Varjyam	06:01 – 06:22
Dur Muhūrta	08:30 – 08:56

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

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha	18:24 – 19:47 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga	19:47 – 21:10 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg	21:10 – 22:33 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala	22:33 – 23:57 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha	23:57 – 01:20 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta	01:20 – 02:43 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla	02:43 – 04:06 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha	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	5080
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1855156.27
Julian Day	2443621.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.5500°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	177.13°

🪷 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 (23.5500°), declination 12.35°, 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: 1978-04-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)