पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · April 30, 2009 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 11.11 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
दिव्यमाल्याम्बरधरं दिव्यगन्धानुलेपनम्।

सर्वाश्चर्यमयं देवमनन्तं विश्वतोमुखम्।।11.11।।
"11.11 Crowned with heavenly garlands, clothed in shining garments, anointed with divine unctions, He showed Himself as the Resplendent One, Marvellous, Boundless, Omnipresent." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.11's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2066 Śubhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1931 Virodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1416
Malayalam Era: 1185
Nanakshahi: 540
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Ārdrā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya15.85°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
चन्द्र Candra81.85°MithunaPunarvasu P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala341.68°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
बुध Budha35.54°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati300.22°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
शुक्र Śukra337.77°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
शनि Śani140.96°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī 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)09:16 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:41 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 57 Mins 53 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 02 Mins 07 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:22 – 04:13
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:00 – 05:05
Abhijit Muhūrta11:08 – 12:00
Vijaya Muhūrta13:44 – 14:36
Godhūli Muhūrta17:51 – 18:15
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:03 – 18:36
Amṛta Kāla17:48 – 19:33
Niśīta Muhūrta23:08 – 00:00

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:11 – 14:49
Yamaganda05:05 – 06:42
Gulika Kāla08:20 – 09:57
Varjyam05:38 – 05:58
Dur Muhūrta 08:07 – 08:33

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
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 · 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 · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha05:05 – 06:42 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga06:42 – 08:20 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:20 – 09:57 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala09:57 – 11:34 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:34 – 13:11 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:11 – 14:49 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:49 – 16:26 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:26 – 18:03 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:03 – 19:26 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:26 – 20:49 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:49 – 22:11 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:11 – 23:34 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:34 – 00:57 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala00:57 – 02:20 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:20 – 03:42 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta03:42 – 05:05 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5111
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1866486.27
Julian Day2454951.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9833°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)63.83°
🪷 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 (23.9833°), declination 14.76°, EoT 2.79 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: 2009-04-30 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)