पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · April 29, 2105 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 11.23 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga

रूपं महत्ते बहुवक्त्रनेत्रं

महाबाहो बहुबाहूरुपादम्।

बहूदरं बहुदंष्ट्राकरालं

दृष्ट्वा लोकाः प्रव्यथितास्तथाऽहम्।।11.23।।

"11.23 Seeing Thy stupendous Form, O Most Mighty, with its myriad faces, its innumerable eyes and limbs and terrible jaws, I myself and all the worlds are overwhelmed with awe." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 11.23's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2162 Bahudhānya

Śaka Saṁvat: 2027 Krodhana

Bengali Saṁvat: 1512

Malayalam Era: 1281

Nanakshahi: 636

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)	Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	13.32°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P4
चन्द्र Candra	191.03°	Tulā	Svātī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	348.94°	Mīna	Revatī P1
बुध Budha	355.66°	Mīna	Revatī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	331.23°	Mīna	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P4
शुक्र Śukra	326.14°	Kumbha	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P2
शनि Śani	237.99°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:24 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:27 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:55 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	18:10 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	05:23 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 03 Mins 25 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 56 Mins 35 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:39 – 04:32
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:18 – 05:24
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:29 – 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	23:29 – 00:22

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	11:55 – 13:33
Yamaganda	07:02 – 08:40
Gulika Kāla	10:18 – 11:55
Varjyam	05:56 – 06:17
Dur Muhūrta	08:27 – 08:53

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	05:24 – 07:02 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta	07:02 – 08:40 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla	08:40 – 10:18 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha	10:18 – 11:55 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga	11:55 – 13:33 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg	13:33 – 15:11 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala	15:11 – 16:49 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha	16:49 – 18:27 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg	18:27 – 19:49 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala	19:49 – 21:11 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha	21:11 – 22:33 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta	22:33 – 23:55 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla	23:55 – 01:18 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha	01:18 – 02:40 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga	02:40 – 04:02 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg	04:02 – 05:24 (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	5207
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1901548.27
Julian Day	2490013.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	25.3243°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	178.69°

🪷 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 (25.3243°), declination 14.38°, EoT 2.64 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: 2105-04-29 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)