पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · April 28, 2008 CE

🪷 आज: मेष सङ्क्रान्ति — Meṣa Saṅkrānti (Vaiśākhī / Vishu / Pohelā Boishākh / Bihu)
Sun enters Aries; solar new year. Regional: Vaiśākhī (Punjab) · Vishu (Kerala) · Pohelā Boishākh (Bengal) · Bihu (Assam) · Tamil Puthāṇḍu.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.11 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
श्री भगवानुवाच

अशोच्यानन्वशोचस्त्वं प्रज्ञावादांश्च भाषसे।

गतासूनगतासूंश्च नानुशोचन्ति पण्डिताः।।2.11।।
"2.11 Lord Shri Krishna said: Why grieve for those for whom no grief is due, and yet profess wisdom? The wise grieve neither for the dead nor the living." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.11's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śubha
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya14.16°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
चन्द्र Candra277.95°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala89.74°MithunaPunarvasu P3
बुध Budha27.04°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati268.82°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
शुक्र Śukra2.82°MeṣaAśvinī P1
शनि Śani127.53°SiṃhaMaghā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:06 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:02 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:34 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)23:41 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)10:38 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 55 Mins 55 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 04 Mins 05 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:23 – 04:15
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:02 – 05:06
Abhijit Muhūrta11:09 – 12:00
Vijaya Muhūrta13:44 – 14:35
Godhūli Muhūrta17:50 – 18:14
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:02 – 18:35
Amṛta Kāla17:47 – 19:32
Niśīta Muhūrta23:09 – 00:00

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla06:43 – 08:20
Yamaganda09:57 – 11:34
Gulika Kāla13:11 – 14:48
Varjyam05:39 – 06:00
Dur Muhūrta 08:08 – 08:33

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta05:06 – 06:43 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla06:43 – 08:20 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:20 – 09:57 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga09:57 – 11:34 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:34 – 13:11 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:11 – 14:48 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:48 – 16:25 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:25 – 18:02 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:02 – 19:25 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:25 – 20:48 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:48 – 22:11 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:11 – 23:34 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:34 – 00:57 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga00:57 – 02:20 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:20 – 03:43 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala03:43 – 05:06 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Śravaṇa alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5110
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1866119.27
Julian Day2454584.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9693°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)267.23°
🪷 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 (23.9693°), declination 14.22°, EoT 2.49 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: 2008-04-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)