पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · April 23, 2010 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 2.35 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
भयाद्रणादुपरतं मंस्यन्ते त्वां महारथाः।

येषां च त्वं बहुमतो भूत्वा यास्यसि लाघवम्।।2.35।।
"2.35 Great generals will think that thou hast fled from the battlefield through cowardice; though once honoured thou wilt seem despicable." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.35's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2067 Śobhana
Śaka Saṁvat: 1932 Vikṛti
Bengali Saṁvat: 1417
Malayalam Era: 1186
Nanakshahi: 541
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Daśamī (10/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Āśleṣā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya8.79°MeṣaAśvinī P3
चन्द्र Candra115.62°KarkaAśleṣā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala105.30°KarkaPuṣya P4
बुध Budha17.61°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati328.33°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
शुक्र Śukra33.23°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
शनि Śani154.77°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:11 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:00 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:35 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:15 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)01:11 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 49 Mins 34 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 10 Mins 26 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:28 – 04:19
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:06 – 05:11
Abhijit Muhūrta11:10 – 12:01
Vijaya Muhūrta13:44 – 14:35
Godhūli Muhūrta17:48 – 18:12
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:00 – 18:32
Amṛta Kāla17:45 – 19:30
Niśīta Muhūrta23:10 – 00:01

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:59 – 11:35
Yamaganda14:48 – 16:24
Gulika Kāla06:47 – 08:23
Varjyam05:43 – 06:03
Dur Muhūrta 08:10 – 08:36

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (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 · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:11 – 06:47 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha06:47 – 08:23 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:23 – 09:59 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla09:59 – 11:35 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:35 – 13:12 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:12 – 14:48 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:48 – 16:24 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:24 – 18:00 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:00 – 19:24 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:24 – 20:48 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:48 – 22:12 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:12 – 23:35 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:35 – 00:59 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla00:59 – 02:23 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:23 – 03:47 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga03:47 – 05:11 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5112
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1866844.27
Julian Day2455309.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9970°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)108.63°
🪷 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 (23.9970°), declination 12.44°, EoT 1.60 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: 2010-04-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)