पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · April 9, 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 18.76 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
राजन्संस्मृत्य संस्मृत्य संवादमिममद्भुतम्।केशवार्जुनयोः पुण्यं हृष्यामि च मुहुर्मुहुः।।18.76।।
"18.76 O King! The more I think of that marvellous and holy discourse, the more I lose myself in joy." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.76'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 Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya29.62°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
चन्द्र Candra170.29°KanyāHasta P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala2.53°MeṣaAśvinī P1
बुध Budha36.02°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati22.62°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra72.33°MithunaĀrdrā P2
शनि Śani47.40°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:24 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:54 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:39 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:45 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:18 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 30 Mins 31 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 29 Mins 29 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:44 – 04:34
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:21 – 05:24
Abhijit Muhūrta11:14 – 12:04
Vijaya Muhūrta13:44 – 14:34
Godhūli Muhūrta17:42 – 18:06
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:54 – 18:25
Amṛta Kāla17:39 – 19:24
Niśīta Muhūrta23:14 – 00:04

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:46 – 16:20
Yamaganda08:31 – 10:05
Gulika Kāla11:39 – 13:13
Varjyam05:55 – 06:15
Dur Muhūrta 08:19 – 08:44

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Amṛta (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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:24 – 06:57 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg06:57 – 08:31 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:31 – 10:05 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:05 – 11:39 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:39 – 13:13 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:13 – 14:46 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:46 – 16:20 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:20 – 17:54 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:54 – 19:20 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:20 – 20:46 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:46 – 22:13 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:13 – 23:39 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:39 – 01:05 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:05 – 02:31 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:31 – 03:57 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla03:57 – 05:24 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year2540
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)927420.27
Julian Day1515885.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)-11.9325°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)140.67°
🪷 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 (-11.9325°), declination 6.94°, EoT -1.90 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: -0562-04-09 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)