पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · May 5, 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 2.18 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
अन्तवन्त इमे देहा नित्यस्योक्ताः शरीरिणः।

अनाशिनोऽप्रमेयस्य तस्माद्युध्यस्व भारत।।2.18।।
"2.18 The material bodies which this Eternal, Indestructible, Immeasurable Spirit inhabits are all finite. Therefore fight, O Valiant Man!" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.18'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 Amāvasyā (30/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Bharaṇī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)Catuṣpāda
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya20.95°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
चन्द्र Candra14.35°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala93.39°KarkaPuṣya P1
बुध Budha39.64°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati268.99°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
शुक्र Śukra11.44°MeṣaAśvinī P4
शनि Śani127.51°SiṃhaMaghā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:02 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:05 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:34 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:40 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:34 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 03 Mins 33 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 56 Mins 27 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:17 – 04:10
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:57 – 05:02
Abhijit Muhūrta11:07 – 12:00
Vijaya Muhūrta13:44 – 14:36
Godhūli Muhūrta17:53 – 18:17
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:05 – 18:38
Amṛta Kāla17:50 – 19:35
Niśīta Muhūrta23:07 – 00:00

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla06:40 – 08:18
Yamaganda09:56 – 11:34
Gulika Kāla13:12 – 14:49
Varjyam05:34 – 05:55
Dur Muhūrta 08:05 – 08:31

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta05:02 – 06:40 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla06:40 – 08:18 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:18 – 09:56 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga09:56 – 11:34 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:34 – 13:12 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:12 – 14:49 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:49 – 16:27 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:27 – 18:05 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:05 – 19:27 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:27 – 20:49 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:49 – 22:12 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:12 – 23:34 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:34 – 00:56 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga00:56 – 02:18 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:18 – 03:40 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala03:40 – 05:02 (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 Amāvasyā + Bharaṇī alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5110
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1866126.27
Julian Day2454591.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9695°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)352.87°
🪷 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 (23.9695°), declination 16.31°, EoT 3.35 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: 2008-05-05 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)