पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · April 17, 1992 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 13.23 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga

उपद्रष्टाऽनुमन्ता च भर्ता भोक्ता महेश्वरः।

परमात्मेति चाप्युक्तो देहेऽस्मिन्पुरुषः परः।।13.23।।

"13.23 Thus in the body of man dwells the Supreme God; He who sees and permits, upholds and enjoys, the Highest God and the Highest Self." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 13.23's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2049 Pārthiva

Śaka Saṁvat: 1914 Aṅgirasa

Bengali Saṁvat: 1399

Malayalam Era: 1168

Nanakshahi: 523

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)	Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	3.54°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P2
चन्द्र Candra	181.55°	Tulā	Citrā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	321.79°	Kumbha	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P1
बुध Budha	337.61°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	130.97°	Siṃha	Maghā P4
शुक्र Śukra	348.40°	Mīna	Revatī P1
शनि Śani	293.25°	Makara	Śravaṇa P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:34 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:22 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:58 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	18:06 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	05:34 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 47 Mins 47 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 12 Mins 13 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:52 – 04:43
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:30 – 05:34
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:32 – 12:23
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:06 – 14:57
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:10 – 18:34
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:22 – 18:54
Amṛta Kāla	18:07 – 19:52
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:32 – 00:23

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	10:22 – 11:58
Yamaganda	15:10 – 16:46
Gulika Kāla	07:10 – 08:46
Varjyam	06:06 – 06:26
Dur Muhūrta	08:33 – 08:59

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: North

Rāhu Vāsa: South-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (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):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala	05:34 – 07:10 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha	07:10 – 08:46 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta	08:46 – 10:22 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla	10:22 – 11:58 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha	11:58 – 13:34 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga	13:34 – 15:10 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg	15:10 – 16:46 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala	16:46 – 18:22 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga	18:22 – 19:46 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg	19:46 – 21:10 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala	21:10 – 22:34 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha	22:34 – 23:58 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta	23:58 – 01:22 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla	01:22 – 02:46 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha	02:46 – 04:10 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga	04:10 – 05:34 (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	5094
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1860264.27
Julian Day	2448729.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.7453°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	179.70°

🪷 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 (23.7453°), declination 10.50°, EoT 0.26 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: 1992-04-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)