पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · May 11, 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 11.51 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
अर्जुन उवाच

दृष्ट्वेदं मानुषं रूपं तवसौम्यं जनार्दन।

इदानीमस्मि संवृत्तः सचेताः प्रकृतिं गतः।।11.51।।
"11.51 Arjuna said: Seeing Thee in Thy gentle human form, my Lord, I am myself again, calm once more." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.51'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 Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Maghā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya26.01°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
चन्द्र Candra118.45°KarkaAśleṣā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala5.60°MeṣaAśvinī P2
बुध Budha359.60°MīnaRevatī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati0.60°MeṣaAśvinī P1
शुक्र Śukra359.94°MīnaRevatī P4
शनि Śani167.08°KanyāHasta P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:59 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:08 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:33 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)11:16 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)00:09 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 08 Mins 53 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 51 Mins 07 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:14 – 04:06
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:53 – 04:59
Abhijit Muhūrta11:07 – 12:00
Vijaya Muhūrta13:45 – 14:37
Godhūli Muhūrta17:56 – 18:20
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:08 – 18:41
Amṛta Kāla17:53 – 19:38
Niśīta Muhūrta23:07 – 00:00

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:33 – 13:12
Yamaganda06:37 – 08:16
Gulika Kāla09:55 – 11:33
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: South-West
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):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha04:59 – 06:37 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta06:37 – 08:16 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:16 – 09:55 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha09:55 – 11:33 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:33 – 13:12 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:12 – 14:50 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:50 – 16:29 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:29 – 18:08 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:08 – 19:29 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:29 – 20:50 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:50 – 22:12 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:12 – 23:33 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:33 – 00:55 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha00:55 – 02:16 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:16 – 03:37 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg03:37 – 04:59 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Maghā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5113
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867227.27
Julian Day2455692.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0116°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)95.28°
🪷 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 17.75°, EoT 3.71 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: 2011-05-11 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)