पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · May 9, 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 2.51 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
कर्मजं बुद्धियुक्ता हि फलं त्यक्त्वा मनीषिणः।

जन्मबन्धविनिर्मुक्ताः पदं गच्छन्त्यनामयम्।।2.51।।
"2.51 The sages guided by Pure Intellect renounce the fruit of action; and, freed from the chains of rebirth, they reach the highest bliss." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.51's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Bhādrapadā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya24.33°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
चन्द्र Candra325.61°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala111.76°KarkaAśleṣā P2
बुध Budha8.87°MeṣaAśvinī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati331.54°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
शुक्र Śukra52.64°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
शनि Śani154.00°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:00 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:07 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:33 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)01:43 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)13:34 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 07 Mins 09 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 52 Mins 51 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:15 – 04:07
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:54 – 05:00
Abhijit Muhūrta11:07 – 12:00
Vijaya Muhūrta13:45 – 14:37
Godhūli Muhūrta17:55 – 18:19
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:07 – 18:40
Amṛta Kāla17:52 – 19:37
Niśīta Muhūrta23:07 – 00:00

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:28 – 18:07
Yamaganda11:33 – 13:12
Gulika Kāla14:50 – 16:28
Varjyam05:33 – 05:54
Dur Muhūrta 08:03 – 08:30

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (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 · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg05:00 – 06:38 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala06:38 – 08:17 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha08:17 – 09:55 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta09:55 – 11:33 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla11:33 – 13:12 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:12 – 14:50 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:50 – 16:28 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:28 – 18:07 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:07 – 19:28 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:28 – 20:50 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:50 – 22:12 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:12 – 23:33 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha23:33 – 00:55 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta00:55 – 02:17 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla02:17 – 03:38 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha03:38 – 05:00 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5112
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1866860.27
Julian Day2455325.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9976°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)300.75°
🪷 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 (23.9976°), declination 17.28°, EoT 3.63 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: 2010-05-09 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)