पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · April 7, 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 18.74 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
सञ्जय उवाचइत्यहं वासुदेवस्य पार्थस्य च महात्मनः।संवादमिममश्रौषमद्भुतं रोमहर्षणम्।।18.74।।
"18.74 Sanjaya told: "Thus have I heard this rare, wonderful and soul-stirring discourse of the Lord Shri Krishna and the great-souled Arjuna." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.74'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 Daśamī (10/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya27.71°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
चन्द्र Candra144.46°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala0.99°MeṣaAśvinī P1
बुध Budha36.51°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati22.17°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra70.01°MithunaĀrdrā P2
शनि Śani47.14°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:25 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:53 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:39 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:54 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)01:58 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 28 Mins 01 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 31 Mins 59 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:46 – 04:36
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:23 – 05:25
Abhijit Muhūrta11:14 – 12:04
Vijaya Muhūrta13:44 – 14:34
Godhūli Muhūrta17:41 – 18:05
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:53 – 18:25
Amṛta Kāla17:38 – 19:23
Niśīta Muhūrta23:14 – 00:04

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:20 – 17:53
Yamaganda11:39 – 13:13
Gulika Kāla14:46 – 16:20
Varjyam05:57 – 06:17
Dur Muhūrta 08:20 – 08:45

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (Auspicious)
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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg05:25 – 06:59 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala06:59 – 08:32 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha08:32 – 10:06 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:06 – 11:39 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla11:39 – 13:13 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:13 – 14:46 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:46 – 16:20 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:20 – 17:53 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha17:53 – 19:20 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:20 – 20:46 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:46 – 22:13 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:13 – 23:39 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha23:39 – 01:06 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:06 – 02:32 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla02:32 – 03:59 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha03:59 – 05:25 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year2540
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)927418.27
Julian Day1515883.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)-11.9325°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)116.76°
🪷 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 (-11.9325°), declination 6.21°, EoT -2.49 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: -0562-04-07 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)