पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · April 20, 1989 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

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 3.1 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
अर्जुन उवाच

ज्यायसी चेत्कर्मणस्ते मता बुद्धिर्जनार्दन।

तत्किं कर्मणि घोरे मां नियोजयसि केशव।।3.1।।
"3.1 "Arjuna questioned: My Lord! If Wisdom is above action, why dost Thou advise me to engage in this terrible fight?" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.1's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2046 Citrabhānu
Śaka Saṁvat: 1911 Śukla
Bengali Saṁvat: 1396
Malayalam Era: 1165
Nanakshahi: 520
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)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya6.24°MeṣaAśvinī P2
चन्द्र Candra174.29°KanyāCitrā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala60.81°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P3
बुध Budha22.34°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati43.89°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
शुक्र Śukra10.30°MeṣaAśvinī P4
शनि Śani259.94°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:31 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:23 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:57 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)17:20 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)04:58 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 51 Mins 33 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 08 Mins 27 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:48 – 04:40
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:27 – 05:31
Abhijit Muhūrta11:31 – 12:23
Vijaya Muhūrta14:06 – 14:57
Godhūli Muhūrta18:11 – 18:35
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:23 – 18:55
Amṛta Kāla18:08 – 19:53
Niśīta Muhūrta23:31 – 00:23

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:34 – 15:10
Yamaganda05:31 – 07:08
Gulika Kāla08:44 – 10:21
Varjyam06:04 – 06:24
Dur Muhūrta 08:31 – 08:57

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (Inauspicious)
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 Śubha05:31 – 07:08 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:08 – 08:44 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:44 – 10:21 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:21 – 11:57 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:57 – 13:34 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:34 – 15:10 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:10 – 16:46 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:46 – 18:23 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:23 – 19:46 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:46 – 21:10 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:10 – 22:34 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:34 – 23:57 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:57 – 01:21 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:21 – 02:44 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:44 – 04:08 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:08 – 05:31 (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 Year5091
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1859171.27
Julian Day2447636.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.7035°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)168.01°
🪷 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 (23.7035°), declination 11.45°, EoT 0.97 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: 1989-04-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)