पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · May 10, 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 11.50 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
सञ्जय उवाच

इत्यर्जुनं वासुदेवस्तथोक्त्वा

स्वकं रूपं दर्शयामास भूयः।

आश्वासयामास च भीतमेनं

भूत्वा पुनः सौम्यवपुर्महात्मा।।11.50।।
"11.50 Sanjaya continued: "Having thus spoken to Arjuna, Lord Shri Krishna showed Himself again in His accustomed form; and the Mighty Lord, in gentle tones, softly consoled him who lately trembled with fear." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.50'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 Saptamī (7/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Āśleṣā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya25.05°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
चन्द्र Candra104.70°KarkaPuṣya P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala4.85°MeṣaAśvinī P2
बुध Budha358.50°MīnaRevatī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati0.37°MeṣaAśvinī P1
शुक्र Śukra358.72°MīnaRevatī P4
शनि Śani167.14°KanyāHasta P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:59 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:07 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:33 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)10:18 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)23:26 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 07 Mins 54 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 52 Mins 06 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:14 – 04:07
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:54 – 04:59
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 Kāla14:50 – 16:29
Yamaganda08:16 – 09:55
Gulika Kāla11:33 – 13:12
Varjyam05:32 – 05:53
Dur Muhūrta 08:03 – 08:29

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (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 · 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 Roga04:59 – 06:38 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg06:38 – 08:16 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:16 – 09:55 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha09:55 – 11:33 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:33 – 13:12 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:12 – 14:50 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:50 – 16:29 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:29 – 18:07 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:07 – 19:29 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:29 – 20:50 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:50 – 22:12 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:12 – 23:33 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:33 – 00:55 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha00:55 – 02:16 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:16 – 03:38 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla03:38 – 04:59 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5113
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867226.27
Julian Day2455691.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0116°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)82.46°
🪷 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 (24.0116°), declination 17.48°, EoT 3.68 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: 2011-05-10 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)