पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · April 28, 2086 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 13.18 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga

ज्योतिषामपि तज्ज्योतिस्तमसः परमुच्यते।ज्ञानं ज्ञेयं ज्ञानगम्यं हृदि सर्वस्य विष्ठितम्।।13.18।।

"13.18 It is the Light of lights, beyond the reach of darkness; the Wisdom, the only thing that is worth knowing or that wisdom can teach; the Presence in the hearts of all." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 13.18's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2143 Siddhārthī

Śaka Saṁvat: 2008 Parābhava

Bengali Saṁvat: 1493

Malayalam Era: 1262

Nanakshahi: 617

Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Pūrṇimā (15/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Citrā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	13.19°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P4
चन्द्र Candra	183.15°	Tulā	Citrā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	322.04°	Kumbha	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P1
बुध Budha	7.47°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	102.99°	Karka	Puṣya P3
शुक्र Śukra	332.23°	Mīna	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P4
शनि Śani	356.71°	Mīna	Revatī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:24 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:27 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:56 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	17:34 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	04:57 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 02 Mins 54 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 57 Mins 06 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:40 – 04:32
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:19 – 05:24
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:30 – 12:22
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:06 – 14:58
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:15 – 18:39
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:27 – 19:00
Amṛta Kāla	18:12 – 19:57
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:30 – 00:22

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	16:49 – 18:27
Yamaganda	11:56 – 13:33
Gulika Kāla	15:11 – 16:49
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: 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	05:24 – 07:02 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala	07:02 – 08:40 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha	08:40 – 10:18 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta	10:18 – 11:56 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla	11:56 – 13:33 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha	13:33 – 15:11 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga	15:11 – 16:49 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg	16:49 – 18:27 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha	18:27 – 19:49 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga	19:49 – 21:11 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg	21:11 – 22:33 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala	22:33 – 23:56 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha	23:56 – 01:18 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta	01:18 – 02:40 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla	02:40 – 04:02 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha	04:02 – 05:24 (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	5188
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1894608.27
Julian Day	2483073.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	25.0589°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	169.60°

🪷 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 (25.0589°), declination 14.26°, EoT 2.49 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: 2086-04-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)