पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · April 25, 2108 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 3.8 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga

नियतं कुरु कर्म त्वं कर्म ज्यायो ह्यकर्मणः।

शरीरयात्रापि च ते न प्रसिद्ध्येदकर्मणः।।3.8।।

"3.8 Do thy duty as prescribed, for action for duty's sake is superior to inaction. Even the maintenance of the body would be impossible if man remained inactive." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 3.8's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2165 Vṛṣa

Śaka Saṁvat: 2030 Vibhava

Bengali Saṁvat: 1515

Malayalam Era: 1284

Nanakshahi: 639

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)	Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	9.65°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P3
चन्द्र Candra	180.46°	Tulā	Citrā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	152.11°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P2
बुध Budha	27.33°	Meṣa	Kṛttikā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	53.46°	Vṛṣabha	Mr̥gaśirā P1
शुक्र Śukra	30.44°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P2
शनि Śani	272.56°	Makara	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:27 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:25 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:56 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	17:36 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	05:03 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 58 Mins 33 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 01 Mins 27 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:43 – 04:35
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:22 – 05:27
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:30 – 12:22
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:06 – 14:58
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:13 – 18:37
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:25 – 18:58
Amṛta Kāla	18:10 – 19:55
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:30 – 00:22

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	11:56 – 13:33
Yamaganda	07:04 – 08:41
Gulika Kāla	10:19 – 11:56
Varjyam	05:59 – 06:20
Dur Muhūrta	08:29 – 08:54

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: North

Rāhu Vāsa: South-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (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 Labha	05:27 – 07:04 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta	07:04 – 08:41 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla	08:41 – 10:19 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha	10:19 – 11:56 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga	11:56 – 13:33 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg	13:33 – 15:11 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala	15:11 – 16:48 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha	16:48 – 18:25 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg	18:25 – 19:48 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala	19:48 – 21:11 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha	21:11 – 22:33 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta	22:33 – 23:56 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla	23:56 – 01:19 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha	01:19 – 02:41 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga	02:41 – 04:04 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg	04:04 – 05:27 (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 + 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	5210
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1902640.27
Julian Day	2491105.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	25.3661°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	172.15°

🪷 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 (25.3661°), declination 13.19°, EoT 1.98 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: 2108-04-25 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)