पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · April 21, 2011 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 11.31 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
आख्याहि मे को भवानुग्ररूपो

नमोऽस्तु ते देववर प्रसीद।

विज्ञातुमिच्छामि भवन्तमाद्यं

न हि प्रजानामि तव प्रवृत्तिम्।।11.31।।
"11.31 Tell me then who Thou art, that wearest this dreadful Form? I bow before Thee, O Mighty One! Have mercy, I pray, and let me see Thee as Thou wert at first. I do not know what Thou intendest." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.31's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Anurādhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Varīyān
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya6.59°MeṣaAśvinī P2
चन्द्र Candra226.79°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala350.39°MīnaRevatī P2
बुध Budha349.05°MīnaRevatī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati355.91°MīnaRevatī P3
शुक्र Śukra335.71°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
शनि Śani168.34°KanyāHasta P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:12 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:59 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:36 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)20:53 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)07:40 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 46 Mins 54 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 13 Mins 06 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:30 – 04:21
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:08 – 05:12
Abhijit Muhūrta11:10 – 12:01
Vijaya Muhūrta13:44 – 14:35
Godhūli Muhūrta17:47 – 18:11
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:59 – 18:31
Amṛta Kāla17:44 – 19:29
Niśīta Muhūrta23:10 – 00:01

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:12 – 14:47
Yamaganda05:12 – 06:48
Gulika Kāla08:24 – 10:00
Varjyam05:44 – 06:05
Dur Muhūrta 08:11 – 08:37

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (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 · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha05:12 – 06:48 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga06:48 – 08:24 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:24 – 10:00 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:00 – 11:36 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:36 – 13:12 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:12 – 14:47 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:47 – 16:23 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:23 – 17:59 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:59 – 19:23 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:23 – 20:47 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:47 – 22:12 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:12 – 23:36 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:36 – 01:00 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:00 – 02:24 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:24 – 03:48 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta03:48 – 05:12 (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 Year5113
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867207.27
Julian Day2455672.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0109°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)218.85°
🪷 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 (24.0109°), declination 11.68°, EoT 1.19 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: 2011-04-21 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)