पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · April 17, 2011 CE

Also observed today

मेष सङ्क्रान्ति · Meṣa Saṅkrānti (Vaiśākhī / Vishu / Pohelā Boishākh / Bihu)Pan-Hindu
वैशाखी · Baisakhi (Vaiśākhī)Regional
छिन्नमस्ता जयन्ती · Chhinnamastā JayantīShakta

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 11.27 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga

वक्त्राणि ते त्वरमाणा विशन्ति

दंष्ट्राकरालानि भयानकानि।

केचिद्विलग्ना दशनान्तरेषु

संदृश्यन्ते चूर्णितैरुत्तमाङ्गैः।।11.27।।

"11.27 1 see them all rushing headlong into Thy mouths, with terrible tusks, horrible to behold. Some are mangled between thy jaws, with their heads crushed to atoms." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 11.27's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2068 Krodhi

Śaka Saṁvat: 1933 Khara

Bengali Saṁvat: 1418

Malayalam Era: 1187

Nanakshahi: 542

Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Caturdaśī (14/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Hasta Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)	Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)	Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	2.68°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P1
चन्द्र Candra	167.42°	Kanyā	Hasta P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	347.32°	Mīna	Revatī P1
बुध Budha	350.55°	Mīna	Revatī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	354.96°	Mīna	Revatī P3
शुक्र Śukra	330.87°	Mīna	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P4
शनि Śani	168.64°	Kanyā	Hasta P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:16 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:58 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:37 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	16:41 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	04:31 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 42 Mins 02 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 17 Mins 58 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:34 – 04:25
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:12 – 05:16
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:11 – 12:02
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:44 – 14:34
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:46 – 18:10
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:58 – 18:29
Amṛta Kāla	17:43 – 19:28
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:11 – 00:02

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	16:22 – 17:58
Yamaganda	11:37 – 13:12
Gulika Kāla	14:47 – 16:22
Varjyam	05:47 – 06:08
Dur Muhūrta	08:13 – 08:39

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: North-West

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Mānasa (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)

Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)

Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg	05:16 – 06:51 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala	06:51 – 08:26 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha	08:26 – 10:01 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta	10:01 – 11:37 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla	11:37 – 13:12 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha	13:12 – 14:47 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga	14:47 – 16:22 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg	16:22 – 17:58 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha	17:58 – 19:22 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga	19:22 – 20:47 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg	20:47 – 22:12 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala	22:12 – 23:37 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha	23:37 – 01:01 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta	01:01 – 02:26 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla	02:26 – 03:51 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha	03:51 – 05:16 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 22.5958°

Longitude: 88.2636°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Narasiṁha Jayantī Walk (नरसिंह जयन्ती यात्रा)

9 steps · festival walk
Today is Narasiṁha Jayantī — its dedicated walk.

Bhāgavata 7.8 (Prahlāda-Narasiṁha) + protective verses.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5113
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1867203.27
Julian Day	2455668.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.0107°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	165.89°

🪷 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 (24.0107°), declination 10.29°, EoT 0.26 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: 2011-04-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)