पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · May 5, 2088 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 14.20 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga

गुणानेतानतीत्य त्रीन्देही देहसमुद्भवान्।जन्ममृत्युजरादुःखैर्विमुक्तोऽमृतमश्नुते।।14.20।।

"14.20 When the soul transcends the Qualities, which are the real cause of physical existence, then, freed from birth and death, from old age and misery, he quaffs the nectar of immortality." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 14.20's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2145 Durmati

Śaka Saṁvat: 2010 Kīlaka

Bengali Saṁvat: 1495

Malayalam Era: 1264

Nanakshahi: 619

Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Pūrṇimā (15/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Svātī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)	Bava
वार (Vāra)	Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	20.46°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P3
चन्द्र Candra	193.40°	Tulā	Svātī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	344.95°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P4
बुध Budha	34.77°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	164.51°	Kanyā	Hasta P2
शुक्र Śukra	15.97°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P1
शनि Śani	21.04°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:19 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:31 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:55 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	17:52 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	05:01 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 12 Mins 12 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 47 Mins 48 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:33 – 04:26
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:13 – 05:19
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:28 – 12:21
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:07 – 15:00
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:19 – 18:43
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:31 – 19:04
Amṛta Kāla	18:16 – 20:01
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:28 – 00:21

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	11:55 – 13:34
Yamaganda	06:58 – 08:37
Gulika Kāla	10:16 – 11:55
Varjyam	05:52 – 06:13
Dur Muhūrta	08:23 – 08:50

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: North

Rāhu Vāsa: South-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Sushira (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 Labha	05:19 – 06:58 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta	06:58 – 08:37 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla	08:37 – 10:16 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha	10:16 – 11:55 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga	11:55 – 13:34 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg	13:34 – 15:13 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala	15:13 – 16:52 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha	16:52 – 18:31 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg	18:31 – 19:52 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala	19:52 – 21:13 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha	21:13 – 22:34 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta	22:34 – 23:55 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla	23:55 – 01:16 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha	01:16 – 02:37 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga	02:37 – 03:58 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg	03:58 – 05:19 (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	5190
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1895346.27
Julian Day	2483811.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	25.0871°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	174.01°

🪷 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 (25.0871°), declination 16.49°, EoT 3.35 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: 2088-05-05 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)