पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · May 4, 2004 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 1.5 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga

धृष्टकेतुश्चेकितानः काशिराजश्च वीर्यवान्।

पुरुजित्कुन्तिभोजश्च शैब्यश्च नरपुङ्गवः।।1.5।।

"1.5 Dhrishtaketu, Chekitan, the valiant King of Benares, Purujit, Kuntibhoja, Shaibya - a master over many;" — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 1.5's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2061 Hemalambī

Śaka Saṁvat: 1926 Tāraṇa

Bengali Saṁvat: 1411

Malayalam Era: 1180

Nanakshahi: 535

Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Pūrṇimā (15/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Svātī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	20.01°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P3
चन्द्र Candra	188.78°	Tulā	Svātī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	63.89°	Mithuna	Mr̥gaśirā P4
बुध Budha	357.63°	Mīna	Revatī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	135.14°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P1
शुक्र Śukra	58.85°	Vṛṣabha	Mr̥gaśirā P2
शनि Śani	75.10°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:02 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:05 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:34 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	17:07 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	04:30 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 02 Mins 27 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 57 Mins 33 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:18 – 04:10
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	03:57 – 05:02
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:08 – 12:00
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:44 – 14:36
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:53 – 18:17
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:05 – 18:38
Amṛta Kāla	17:50 – 19:35
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:08 – 00:00

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	14:49 – 16:27
Yamaganda	08:18 – 09:56
Gulika Kāla	11:34 – 13:11
Varjyam	05:35 – 05:56
Dur Muhūrta	08:05 – 08:31

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 Roga	05:02 – 06:40 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg	06:40 – 08:18 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala	08:18 – 09:56 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha	09:56 – 11:34 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta	11:34 – 13:11 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla	13:11 – 14:49 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha	14:49 – 16:27 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga	16:27 – 18:05 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla	18:05 – 19:27 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha	19:27 – 20:49 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga	20:49 – 22:11 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg	22:11 – 23:34 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala	23:34 – 00:56 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha	00:56 – 02:18 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta	02:18 – 03:40 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla	03:40 – 05:02 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 22.5958°

Longitude: 88.2636°

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 + Svātī 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	5106
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1864664.27
Julian Day	2453129.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.9136°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	168.09°

🪷 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 (23.9136°), declination 16.02°, EoT 3.26 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: 2004-05-04 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)