पञ्चाङ्ग — Vṛndāvana · April 27, 2021 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

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 17.4 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
यजन्ते सात्त्विका देवान्यक्षरक्षांसि राजसाः।प्रेतान्भूतगणांश्चान्ये यजन्ते तामसा जनाः।।17.4।।
"17.4 The Pure worship the true God; the Passionate, the powers of wealth and magic; the Ignorant, the spirits of the dead and of the lower orders of nature." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.4's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2078 Ānanda
Śaka Saṁvat: 1943 Plava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1428
Malayalam Era: 1197
Nanakshahi: 552
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)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya12.86°MeṣaAśvinī P4
चन्द्र Candra191.37°TulāSvātī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala67.74°MithunaĀrdrā P1
बुध Budha21.61°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati303.61°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
शुक्र Śukra20.74°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
शनि Śani288.82°MakaraŚravaṇa P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:44 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:51 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:17 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)18:37 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)05:45 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 06 Mins 59 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 53 Mins 01 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:59 – 04:51
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:38 – 05:44
Abhijit Muhūrta11:51 – 12:43
Vijaya Muhūrta14:28 – 15:21
Godhūli Muhūrta18:39 – 19:03
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:51 – 19:23
Amṛta Kāla18:36 – 20:21
Niśīta Muhūrta23:51 – 00:43

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:34 – 17:12
Yamaganda09:00 – 10:39
Gulika Kāla12:17 – 13:55
Varjyam06:16 – 06:37
Dur Muhūrta 08:47 – 09:13

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Gada (Inauspicious)
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 Roga05:44 – 07:22 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:22 – 09:00 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:00 – 10:39 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:39 – 12:17 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:17 – 13:55 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:55 – 15:34 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:34 – 17:12 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga17:12 – 18:51 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:51 – 20:12 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha20:12 – 21:34 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:34 – 22:55 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:55 – 00:17 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:17 – 01:39 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:39 – 03:00 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:00 – 04:22 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:22 – 05:44 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 27.565°
Longitude: 77.6593°
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 + Svātī 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 Year5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870866.27
Julian Day2459331.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1508°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)177.67°
🪷 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 (24.1508°), declination 13.85°, EoT 2.33 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: 2021-04-27 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)