पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · April 20, 2065 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 14.16 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga

कर्मणः सुकृतस्याहुः सात्त्विकं निर्मलं फलम्।रजसस्तु फलं दुःखमज्ञानं तमसः फलम्।।14.16।।

"14.16 They say the fruit of a meritorious action is spotless and full of purity; the outcome of Passion is misery, and of Ignorance darkness." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 14.16's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2122 Vilambī

Śaka Saṁvat: 1987 Pārthiva

Bengali Saṁvat: 1472

Malayalam Era: 1241

Nanakshahi: 596

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)	Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	5.77°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P2
चन्द्र Candra	175.35°	Kanyā	Citrā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	257.62°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
बुध Budha	338.58°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	191.13°	Tulā	Svātī P2
शुक्र Śukra	323.62°	Kumbha	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P2
शनि Śani	101.60°	Karka	Puṣya 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)	17:28 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	05:03 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 52 Mins 23 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 07 Mins 37 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:48 – 04:39
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 – 18:56
Amṛta Kāla	18:08 – 19:53
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:31 – 00:23

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	07:07 – 08:44
Yamaganda	10:21 – 11:57
Gulika Kāla	13:34 – 15:10
Varjyam	06:03 – 06:24
Dur Muhūrta	08:31 – 08:57

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: North-West

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (Inauspicious)

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):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta	05:31 – 07:07 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla	07:07 – 08:44 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha	08:44 – 10:21 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga	10:21 – 11:57 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg	11:57 – 13:34 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala	13:34 – 15:10 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha	15:10 – 16:47 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta	16:47 – 18:23 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala	18:23 – 19:47 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha	19:47 – 21:10 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta	21:10 – 22:34 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla	22:34 – 23:57 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha	23:57 – 01:21 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga	01:21 – 02:44 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg	02:44 – 04:07 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala	04:07 – 05:31 (neutral)

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	5167
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1886930.27
Julian Day	2475395.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.7652°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	169.43°

🪷 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 (24.7652°), declination 11.66°, 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: 2065-04-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)