पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · May 2, 2007 CE

🪷 आज: बुद्ध पूर्णिमा — Buddha Pūrṇimā
Buddha's birth, enlightenment, and mahāparinirvāṇa all on this Vaiśākha Pūrṇimā. Most sacred Buddhist + Vaishnava day.
Historical anchor: Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (Lumbinī, Nepal) — -0562-04-11 →

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 10.25 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga
महर्षीणां भृगुरहं गिरामस्म्येकमक्षरम्।

यज्ञानां जपयज्ञोऽस्मि स्थावराणां हिमालयः।।10.25।।
"10.25 Of the great seers I am Bhrigu, of words I am Om, of offerings I am the silent prayer, among things immovable I am the Himalayas." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 10.25'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 Pūrṇimā (15/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Svātī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya17.32°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
चन्द्र Candra193.16°TulāSvātī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala325.62°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
बुध Budha15.75°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati235.53°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
शुक्र Śukra58.94°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2
शनि Śani114.15°KarkaAśleṣā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:04 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:04 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:34 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)17:38 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)04:56 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 59 Mins 31 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 00 Mins 29 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:20 – 04:12
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:59 – 05:04
Abhijit Muhūrta11:08 – 12:00
Vijaya Muhūrta13:44 – 14:36
Godhūli Muhūrta17:52 – 18:16
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:04 – 18:36
Amṛta Kāla17:49 – 19:34
Niśīta Muhūrta23:08 – 00:00

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:34 – 13:11
Yamaganda06:42 – 08:19
Gulika Kāla09:56 – 11:34
Varjyam05:37 – 05:57
Dur Muhūrta 08:06 – 08:32

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Sushira (Auspicious)
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 Labha05:04 – 06:42 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta06:42 – 08:19 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:19 – 09:56 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha09:56 – 11:34 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:34 – 13:11 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:11 – 14:49 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:49 – 16:26 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:26 – 18:04 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:04 – 19:26 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:26 – 20:49 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:49 – 22:11 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:11 – 23:34 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:34 – 00:56 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha00:56 – 02:19 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:19 – 03:42 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg03:42 – 05:04 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

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:
-3137-10-04Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)
-0562-04-11Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5109
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1865757.27
Julian Day2454222.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9554°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)176.39°
🪷 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 15.21°, EoT 3.04 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: 2007-05-02 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)