पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · April 20, 2008 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 2.3 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga

क्लैब्यं मा स्म गमः पार्थ नैतत्त्वय्युपपद्यते।

क्षुद्रं हृदयदौर्बल्यं त्यक्त्वोत्तिष्ठ परन्तप।।2.3।।

"2.3 O Arjuna! Why give way to unmanliness? O thou who art the terror of thine enemies! Shake off such shameful effeminacy, make ready to act!" — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 2.3's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2065 Plava

Śaka Saṁvat: 1930 Sarvadhāri

Bengali Saṁvat: 1415

Malayalam Era: 1184

Nanakshahi: 539

Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Pūrṇimā (15/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Citrā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)	Bava
वार (Vāra)	Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	6.37°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P2
चन्द्र Candra	182.05°	Tulā	Citrā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	85.69°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P2
बुध Budha	10.39°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	268.44°	Dhanu	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P1
शुक्र Śukra	352.97°	Mīna	Revatī P2
शनि Śani	127.66°	Siṃha	Maghā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:13 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:59 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:36 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	17:33 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	05:04 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 46 Mins 34 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 13 Mins 26 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:30 – 04:22
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:09 – 05:13
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:10 – 12:02
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:44 – 14:35
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:47 – 18:11
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:59 – 18:31
Amṛta Kāla	17:44 – 19:29
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:10 – 00:02

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	16:23 – 17:59
Yamaganda	11:36 – 13:12
Gulika Kāla	14:48 – 16:23
Varjyam	05:45 – 06:05
Dur Muhūrta	08:12 – 08:37

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: North

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (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 · 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 Udveg	05:13 – 06:49 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala	06:49 – 08:24 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha	08:24 – 10:00 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta	10:00 – 11:36 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla	11:36 – 13:12 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha	13:12 – 14:48 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga	14:48 – 16:23 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg	16:23 – 17:59 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha	17:59 – 19:23 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga	19:23 – 20:48 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg	20:48 – 22:12 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala	22:12 – 23:36 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha	23:36 – 01:00 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta	01:00 – 02:24 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla	02:24 – 03:49 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha	03:49 – 05:13 (auspicious)

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 + Citrā 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	5110
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1866111.27
Julian Day	2454576.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.9690°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	176.96°

🪷 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 (23.9690°), declination 11.59°, EoT 0.97 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: 2008-04-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)