पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · May 7, 2107 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 12.5 · Chapter 12 · भक्तियोग · Bhakti-Yoga

क्लेशोऽधिकतरस्तेषामव्यक्तासक्तचेतसाम्।

अव्यक्ता हि गतिर्दुःखं देहवद्भिरवाप्यते।।12.5।।

"12.5 But they who thus fix their attention on the Absolute and Impersonal encounter greater hardships, for it is difficult for those who possess a body to realise Me as without one." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 12.5's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2164 Vikrama

Śaka Saṁvat: 2029 Prabhava

Bengali Saṁvat: 1514

Malayalam Era: 1283

Nanakshahi: 638

Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Pūrṇimā (15/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Viśākhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)	Bava
वार (Vāra)	Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	20.59°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P3
चन्द्र Candra	198.80°	Tulā	Svātī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	10.08°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P4
बुध Budha	40.02°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	28.72°	Meṣa	Kṛttikā P1
शुक्र Śukra	358.87°	Mīna	Revatī P4
शनि Śani	261.18°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:18 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:31 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:55 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	18:16 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	05:19 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 12 Mins 40 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 47 Mins 20 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:33 – 04:25
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:12 – 05:18
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	08:36 – 10:16
Yamaganda	13:34 – 15:13
Gulika Kāla	05:18 – 06:57
Varjyam	05:51 – 06:12
Dur Muhūrta	08:23 – 08:50

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: North

Rāhu Vāsa: East

Ānandādi Yoga: Maitra (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 · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla	05:18 – 06:57 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha	06:57 – 08:36 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga	08:36 – 10:16 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg	10:16 – 11:55 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala	11:55 – 13:34 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha	13:34 – 15:13 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta	15:13 – 16:52 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla	16:52 – 18:31 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha	18:31 – 19:52 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta	19:52 – 21:13 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla	21:13 – 22:34 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha	22:34 – 23:55 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga	23:55 – 01:16 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg	01:16 – 02:36 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala	02:36 – 03:57 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha	03:57 – 05:18 (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 + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:

-0562-04-11 — Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Śukla Pūrṇimā + Viśākhā)

-3137-10-04 — Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5209
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1902286.27
Julian Day	2490751.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	25.3525°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	179.98°

🪷 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 (25.3525°), declination 16.61°, EoT 3.51 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: 2107-05-07 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)