पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · April 24, 1986 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 11.16 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga

अनेकबाहूदरवक्त्रनेत्रं

पश्यामि त्वां सर्वतोऽनन्तरूपम्।

नान्तं न मध्यं न पुनस्तवादिं

पश्यामि विश्वेश्वर विश्वरूप।।11.16।।

"11.16 I see Thee, infinite in form, with, as it were, faces, eyes and limbs everywhere; no beginning, no middle, no end; O Thou Lord of the Universe, Whose Form is universal!" — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 11.16's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2043 Pramāthi

Śaka Saṁvat: 1908 Akṣaya

Bengali Saṁvat: 1393

Malayalam Era: 1162

Nanakshahi: 517

Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Pūrṇimā (15/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Citrā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	9.92°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P3
चन्द्र Candra	183.12°	Tulā	Citrā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	258.92°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
बुध Budha	344.78°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	321.20°	Kumbha	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P1
शुक्र Śukra	33.18°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P2
शनि Śani	224.69°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:28 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:25 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:56 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	17:46 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	05:12 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 56 Mins 36 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 03 Mins 24 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:44 – 04:36
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:23 – 05:28
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:30 – 12:22
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:06 – 14:58
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:13 – 18:37
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:25 – 18:57
Amṛta Kāla	18:10 – 19:55
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:30 – 00:22

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	13:33 – 15:10
Yamaganda	05:28 – 07:05
Gulika Kāla	08:42 – 10:19
Varjyam	06:00 – 06:21
Dur Muhūrta	08:29 – 08:55

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	05:28 – 07:05 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga	07:05 – 08:42 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg	08:42 – 10:19 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala	10:19 – 11:56 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha	11:56 – 13:33 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta	13:33 – 15:10 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla	15:10 – 16:48 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha	16:48 – 18:25 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta	18:25 – 19:48 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla	19:48 – 21:10 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha	21:10 – 22:33 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga	22:33 – 23:56 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg	23:56 – 01:19 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala	01:19 – 02:42 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha	02:42 – 04:05 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta	04:05 – 05:28 (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	5088
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1858079.27
Julian Day	2446544.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.6618°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	172.36°

🪷 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 (23.6618°), declination 12.71°, EoT 1.80 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: 1986-04-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)