पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · April 6, 563 BCE

🪷 आज: मेष सङ्क्रान्ति — Meṣa Saṅkrānti (Vaiśākhī / Vishu / Pohelā Boishākh / Bihu)
Sun enters Aries; solar new year. Regional: Vaiśākhī (Punjab) · Vishu (Kerala) · Pohelā Boishākh (Bengal) · Bihu (Assam) · Tamil Puthāṇḍu.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.73 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
अर्जुन उवाचनष्टो मोहः स्मृतिर्लब्धा त्वत्प्रसादान्मयाच्युत।स्थितोऽस्मि गतसन्देहः करिष्ये वचनं तव।।18.73।।
"18.73 Arjuna replied: My Lord! O Immutable One! My delusion has fled. By Thy Grace, O Changeless One, the light has dawned. My doubts are gone, and I stand before Thee ready to do Thy will."" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.73's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: -505
Śaka Saṁvat: -640
Bengali Saṁvat: -1155
Malayalam Era: -1386
Nanakshahi: -2031
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Navamī (9/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Maghā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya26.75°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
चन्द्र Candra132.08°SiṃhaMaghā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala0.21°MeṣaAśvinī P1
बुध Budha36.59°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati21.95°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra68.84°MithunaĀrdrā P1
शनि Śani47.01°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3

Howrah, West Bengal — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · IST)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:26 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:53 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:40 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:03 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)01:19 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 26 Mins 46 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 33 Mins 14 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:47 – 04:37
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:24 – 05:26
Abhijit Muhūrta11:15 – 12:05
Vijaya Muhūrta13:44 – 14:34
Godhūli Muhūrta17:41 – 18:05
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:53 – 18:24
Amṛta Kāla17:38 – 19:23
Niśīta Muhūrta23:15 – 00:05

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:33 – 10:06
Yamaganda13:13 – 14:46
Gulika Kāla05:26 – 07:00
Varjyam05:57 – 06:17
Dur Muhūrta 08:21 – 08:45

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla05:26 – 07:00 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:00 – 08:33 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:33 – 10:06 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:06 – 11:40 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:40 – 13:13 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:13 – 14:46 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:46 – 16:20 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:20 – 17:53 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:53 – 19:20 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:20 – 20:46 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:46 – 22:13 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:13 – 23:40 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:40 – 01:06 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:06 – 02:33 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:33 – 04:00 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:00 – 05:26 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 22.5958°
Longitude: 88.2636°
Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Navamī + Maghā alignment also occurred on:
-1626101-04-03Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Śukla Navamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year2540
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)927417.27
Julian Day1515882.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)-11.9326°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)105.34°
🪷 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 (-11.9326°), declination 5.84°, EoT -2.79 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: -0562-04-06 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)