पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · May 13, 2006 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 1.43 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga

दोषैरेतैः कुलघ्नानां वर्णसङ्करकारकैः।

उत्साद्यन्ते जातिधर्माः कुलधर्माश्च शाश्वताः।।1.43।।

"1.43 By the destruction of our lineage and the pollution of blood, ancient class traditions and family purity alike perish." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 1.43's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2063 Vikāri

Śaka Saṁvat: 1928 Vyaya

Bengali Saṁvat: 1413

Malayalam Era: 1182

Nanakshahi: 537

Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Pūrṇimā (15/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Viśākhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Varīyān
करण (Karaṇa)	Bava
वार (Vāra)	Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	28.22°	Meṣa	Kṛttikā P1
चन्द्र Candra	205.31°	Tulā	Viśākhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	82.97°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P1
बुध Budha	21.11°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	199.65°	Tulā	Svātī P4
शुक्र Śukra	346.91°	Mīna	Revatī P1
शनि Śani	101.50°	Karka	Puṣya P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:14 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:34 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:54 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	18:14 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	05:11 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 19 Mins 55 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 40 Mins 05 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:28 – 04:21
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:08 – 05:14
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:28 – 12:21
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:08 – 15:01
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:22 – 18:46
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:34 – 19:08
Amṛta Kāla	18:19 – 20:04
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:28 – 00:21

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	08:34 – 10:14
Yamaganda	13:34 – 15:14
Gulika Kāla	05:14 – 06:54
Varjyam	05:48 – 06:09
Dur Muhūrta	08:21 – 08:48

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: North

Rāhu Vāsa: East

Ānandādi Yoga: Maitra (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 · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla	05:14 – 06:54 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha	06:54 – 08:34 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga	08:34 – 10:14 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg	10:14 – 11:54 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala	11:54 – 13:34 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha	13:34 – 15:14 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta	15:14 – 16:54 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla	16:54 – 18:34 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha	18:34 – 19:54 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta	19:54 – 21:14 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla	21:14 – 22:34 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha	22:34 – 23:54 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga	23:54 – 01:14 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg	01:14 – 02:34 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala	02:34 – 03:54 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha	03:54 – 05:14 (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 + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:

-0562-04-11 — Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Śukla Pūrṇimā + Viśākhā)

-3137-10-04 — Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5108
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1865403.27
Julian Day	2453868.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.9419°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	176.72°

🪷 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 (23.9419°), declination 18.31°, EoT 3.75 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: 2006-05-13 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)