पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · May 1, 2007 CE

Also observed today

मेष सङ्क्रान्ति · Meṣa Saṅkrānti (Vaiśākhī / Vishu / Pohelā Boishākh / Bihu)Pan-Hindu
वैशाखी · Baisakhi (Vaiśākhī)Regional
छिन्नमस्ता जयन्ती · Chhinnamastā JayantīShakta

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 10.24 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga

पुरोधसां च मुख्यं मां विद्धि पार्थ बृहस्पतिम्।

सेनानीनामहं स्कन्दः सरसामस्मि सागरः।।10.24।।

"10.24 Among the priests, know, O Arjuna, that I am the Apostle Brihaspati; of generals I am Skanda, the Commander-in-Chief, and of waters I am the Ocean." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 10.24's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2064 Śārvarī

Śaka Saṁvat: 1929 Sarvajit

Bengali Saṁvat: 1414

Malayalam Era: 1183

Nanakshahi: 538

Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Caturdaśī (14/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Citrā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)	Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)	Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	16.35°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P1
चन्द्र Candra	181.28°	Tulā	Citrā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	324.86°	Kumbha	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P2
बुध Budha	13.61°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	235.61°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P3
शुक्र Śukra	57.81°	Vṛṣabha	Mr̥gaśirā P2
शनि Śani	114.13°	Karka	Aśleṣā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:05 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:03 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:34 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	16:48 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	04:20 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 58 Mins 25 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 01 Mins 35 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:21 – 04:13
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:00 – 05:05
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:08 – 12:00
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:44 – 14:36
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:51 – 18:15
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:03 – 18:36
Amṛta Kāla	17:48 – 19:33
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:08 – 00:00

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	14:49 – 16:26
Yamaganda	08:19 – 09:57
Gulika Kāla	11:34 – 13:11
Varjyam	05:37 – 05:58
Dur Muhūrta	08:06 – 08:32

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: North

Rāhu Vāsa: North

Ānandādi Yoga: Mausala (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 · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga	05:05 – 06:42 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg	06:42 – 08:19 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala	08:19 – 09:57 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha	09:57 – 11:34 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta	11:34 – 13:11 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla	13:11 – 14:49 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha	14:49 – 16:26 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga	16:26 – 18:03 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla	18:03 – 19:26 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha	19:26 – 20:49 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga	20:49 – 22:11 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg	22:11 – 23:34 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala	23:34 – 00:57 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha	00:57 – 02:19 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta	02:19 – 03:42 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla	03:42 – 05:05 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 22.5958°

Longitude: 88.2636°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Narasiṁha Jayantī Walk (नरसिंह जयन्ती यात्रा)

9 steps · festival walk
Today is Narasiṁha Jayantī — its dedicated walk.

Bhāgavata 7.8 (Prahlāda-Narasiṁha) + protective verses.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5109
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1865756.27
Julian Day	2454221.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.9554°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	164.76°

🪷 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 (23.9554°), declination 14.91°, EoT 2.92 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: 2007-05-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)