पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · April 27, 2040 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 14.5 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga

सत्त्वं रजस्तम इति गुणाः प्रकृतिसंभवाः।निबध्नन्ति महाबाहो देहे देहिनमव्ययम्।।14.5।।

"14.5 Purity, Passion and Ignorance are the Qualities which the Law of nature bringeth forth. They fetter the free Spirit in all beings." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 14.5's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2097 Śrīmukha

Śaka Saṁvat: 1962 Raudra

Bengali Saṁvat: 1447

Malayalam Era: 1216

Nanakshahi: 571

Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Pūrṇimā (15/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Svātī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)	Bava
वार (Vāra)	Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	12.99°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P4
चन्द्र Candra	192.04°	Tulā	Svātī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	92.32°	Karka	Punarvasu P4
बुध Budha	8.14°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	147.46°	Siṃha	Uttara Phalgunī P1
शुक्र Śukra	3.40°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P2
शनि Śani	161.40°	Kanyā	Hasta P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:25 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:27 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:56 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	18:16 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	05:28 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 01 Mins 46 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 58 Mins 14 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:41 – 04:33
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:20 – 05:25
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:30 – 12:22
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:06 – 14:58
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:15 – 18:39
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:27 – 18:59
Amṛta Kāla	18:12 – 19:57
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:30 – 00:22

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	10:18 – 11:56
Yamaganda	15:11 – 16:49
Gulika Kāla	07:03 – 08:40
Varjyam	05:57 – 06:18
Dur Muhūrta	08:27 – 08:53

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: North

Rāhu Vāsa: South-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvaja (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 · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala	05:25 – 07:03 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha	07:03 – 08:40 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta	08:40 – 10:18 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla	10:18 – 11:56 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha	11:56 – 13:33 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga	13:33 – 15:11 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg	15:11 – 16:49 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala	16:49 – 18:27 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga	18:27 – 19:49 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg	19:49 – 21:11 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala	21:11 – 22:33 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha	22:33 – 23:56 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta	23:56 – 01:18 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla	01:18 – 02:40 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha	02:40 – 04:03 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga	04:03 – 05:25 (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 + Svātī 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	5142
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1877806.27
Julian Day	2466271.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.4162°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	177.71°

🪷 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 (24.4162°), declination 13.98°, EoT 2.33 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: 2040-04-27 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)