पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · April 27, 2010 CE

🪷 आज: नरसिंह जयन्ती — Narasiṁha Jayantī
Bhagavān Narasiṁha manifested to protect the bhakta Prahlāda. Krishna's fierce protective form.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.39 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
एषा तेऽभिहिता सांख्ये बुद्धिर्योगे त्विमां शृणु।

बुद्ध्यायुक्तो यया पार्थ कर्मबन्धं प्रहास्यसि।।2.39।।
"2.39 I have told thee the philosophy of Knowledge. Now listen and I will explain the philosophy of Action, by means of which, O Arjuna, thou shalt break through the bondage of all action." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.39'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 Caturdaśī (14/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya12.69°MeṣaAśvinī P4
चन्द्र Candra173.32°KanyāHasta P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala106.81°KarkaAśleṣā P1
बुध Budha15.42°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati329.16°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
शुक्र Śukra38.10°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4
शनि Śani154.54°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:08 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:02 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:35 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)16:26 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)04:08 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 54 Mins 13 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 05 Mins 47 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:24 – 04:16
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:03 – 05:08
Abhijit Muhūrta11:09 – 12:00
Vijaya Muhūrta13:44 – 14:35
Godhūli Muhūrta17:50 – 18:14
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:02 – 18:34
Amṛta Kāla17:47 – 19:32
Niśīta Muhūrta23:09 – 00:00

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:48 – 16:25
Yamaganda08:21 – 09:58
Gulika Kāla11:35 – 13:11
Varjyam05:40 – 06:00
Dur Muhūrta 08:08 – 08:34

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
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 · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:08 – 06:44 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg06:44 – 08:21 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:21 – 09:58 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha09:58 – 11:35 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:35 – 13:11 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:11 – 14:48 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:48 – 16:25 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:25 – 18:02 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:02 – 19:25 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:25 – 20:48 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:48 – 22:11 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:11 – 23:35 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:35 – 00:58 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha00:58 – 02:21 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:21 – 03:44 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla03:44 – 05:08 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

9 steps · festival walk
Today is Narasiṁha Jayantī — its dedicated walk.
Bhāgavata 7.8 (Prahlāda-Narasiṁha) + protective verses.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5112
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1866848.27
Julian Day2455313.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9971°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)162.46°
🪷 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 (23.9971°), declination 13.75°, EoT 2.33 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: 2010-04-27 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)