पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · April 17, 2087 CE

🪷 आज: बुद्ध पूर्णिमा — Buddha Pūrṇimā
Buddha's birth, enlightenment, and mahāparinirvāṇa all on this Vaiśākha Pūrṇimā. Most sacred Buddhist + Vaishnava day.
Historical anchor: Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (Lumbinī, Nepal) — -0562-04-11 →

Also observed today

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2144 Raudra
Śaka Saṁvat: 2009 Plavaṅga
Bengali Saṁvat: 1494
Malayalam Era: 1263
Nanakshahi: 618
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pūrṇimā (15/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya2.21°MeṣaAśvinī P1
चन्द्र Candra172.18°KanyāHasta P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala83.36°MithunaPunarvasu P2
बुध Budha2.08°MeṣaAśvinī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati133.48°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
शुक्र Śukra44.15°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
शनि Śani6.87°MeṣaAśvinī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:34 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:22 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:58 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)17:28 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)05:07 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 47 Mins 47 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 12 Mins 13 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:52 – 04:43
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:30 – 05:34
Abhijit Muhūrta11:32 – 12:23
Vijaya Muhūrta14:06 – 14:57
Godhūli Muhūrta18:10 – 18:34
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:22 – 18:54
Amṛta Kāla18:07 – 19:52
Niśīta Muhūrta23:32 – 00:23

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:34 – 15:10
Yamaganda05:34 – 07:10
Gulika Kāla08:46 – 10:22
Varjyam06:06 – 06:26
Dur Muhūrta 08:33 – 08:59

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha05:34 – 07:10 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:10 – 08:46 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:46 – 10:22 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:22 – 11:58 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:58 – 13:34 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:34 – 15:10 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:10 – 16:46 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:46 – 18:22 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:22 – 19:46 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:46 – 21:10 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:10 – 22:34 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:34 – 23:58 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:58 – 01:22 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:22 – 02:46 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:46 – 04:10 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:10 – 05:34 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°
Longitude: 82.9739°
Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

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 + Hasta alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-04Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)
-0562-04-11Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5188
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1894962.27
Julian Day2483427.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)25.0724°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)170.31°
🪷 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 (25.0724°), declination 10.50°, EoT 0.26 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: 2087-04-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)