पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · April 20, 2008 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 2.3 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga

क्लैब्यं मा स्म गमः पार्थ नैतत्त्वय्युपपद्यते।

क्षुद्रं हृदयदौर्बल्यं त्यक्त्वोत्तिष्ठ परन्तप।।2.3।।

"2.3 O Arjuna! Why give way to unmanliness? O thou who art the terror of thine enemies! Shake off such shameful effeminacy, make ready to act!" — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 2.3's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2065 Plava

Śaka Saṁvat: 1930 Sarvadhāri

Bengali Saṁvat: 1415

Malayalam Era: 1184

Nanakshahi: 539

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	6.37°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P2
चन्द्र Candra	182.05°	Tulā	Citrā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	85.69°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P2
बुध Budha	10.39°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	268.44°	Dhanu	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P1
शुक्र Śukra	352.97°	Mīna	Revatī P2
शनि Śani	127.66°	Siṃha	Maghā P3

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)	17:56 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	05:23 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 52 Mins 06 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 07 Mins 54 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:48 – 04:40
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:27 – 05:31
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:31 – 12:23
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:06 – 14:57
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:11 – 18:35
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:23 – 18:55
Amṛta Kāla	18:08 – 19:53
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:31 – 00:23

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	16:47 – 18:23
Yamaganda	11:57 – 13:34
Gulika Kāla	15:10 – 16:47
Varjyam	06:03 – 06:24
Dur Muhūrta	08:31 – 08:57

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	05:31 – 07:08 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala	07:08 – 08:44 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha	08:44 – 10:21 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta	10:21 – 11:57 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla	11:57 – 13:34 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha	13:34 – 15:10 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga	15:10 – 16:47 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg	16:47 – 18:23 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha	18:23 – 19:47 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga	19:47 – 21:10 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg	21:10 – 22:34 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala	22:34 – 23:57 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha	23:57 – 01:21 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta	01:21 – 02:44 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla	02:44 – 04:08 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha	04:08 – 05:31 (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	5110
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1866111.27
Julian Day	2454576.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.9690°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	176.96°

🪷 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 (23.9690°), declination 11.59°, 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: 2008-04-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)