पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · April 2, 2006 CE

Also observed today

विनायक चतुर्थी · Vināyaka Caturthī (monthly)Pan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 1.2 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga

सञ्जय उवाच

दृष्ट्वा तु पाण्डवानीकं व्यूढं दुर्योधनस्तदा।

आचार्यमुपसङ्गम्य राजा वचनमब्रवीत्।।1.2।।

"1.2 Sanjaya replied: "The Prince Duryodhana, when he saw the army of the Pandavas paraded, approached his preceptor Guru Drona and spoke as follows:" — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 1.2's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2063 Vikāri

Śaka Saṁvat: 1928 Vyaya

Bengali Saṁvat: 1413

Malayalam Era: 1182

Nanakshahi: 537

Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Kṛttikā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	348.22°	Mīna	Revatī P1
चन्द्र Candra	36.74°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	59.12°	Vṛṣabha	Mr̥gaśirā P2
बुध Budha	321.64°	Kumbha	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	204.35°	Tulā	Viśākhā P2
शुक्र Śukra	301.78°	Kumbha	Dhaniṣṭhā P3
शनि Śani	100.28°	Karka	Puṣya P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:29 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:53 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:41 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	08:17 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	21:33 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 23 Mins 18 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 36 Mins 42 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:50 – 04:40
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:27 – 05:29
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:16 – 12:06
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:45 – 14:34
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:41 – 18:05
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:53 – 18:24
Amṛta Kāla	17:38 – 19:23
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:16 – 00:06

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	16:20 – 17:53
Yamaganda	11:41 – 13:14
Gulika Kāla	14:47 – 16:20
Varjyam	06:00 – 06:20
Dur Muhūrta	08:23 – 08:48

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)

Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg	05:29 – 07:02 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala	07:02 – 08:35 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha	08:35 – 10:08 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta	10:08 – 11:41 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla	11:41 – 13:14 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha	13:14 – 14:47 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga	14:47 – 16:20 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg	16:20 – 17:53 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha	17:53 – 19:20 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga	19:20 – 20:47 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg	20:47 – 22:14 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala	22:14 – 23:41 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha	23:41 – 01:08 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta	01:08 – 02:35 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla	02:35 – 04:02 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha	04:02 – 05:29 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 22.5958°

Longitude: 88.2636°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Sūrya Walk (सूर्य यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Caturthī + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:

-3137-10-04 — Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)

-3137-12-25 — Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Kṛttikā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5107
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1865362.27
Julian Day	2453827.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.9403°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	47.33°

🪷 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 (23.9403°), declination 4.81°, EoT -4.03 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: 2006-04-02 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)