पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · April 14, 2012 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 2.56 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
दुःखेष्वनुद्विग्नमनाः सुखेषु विगतस्पृहः।

वीतरागभयक्रोधः स्थितधीर्मुनिरुच्यते।।2.56।।
"2.56 The sage, whose mind is unruffled in suffering, whose desire is not roused by enjoyment, who is without attachment, anger or fear - take him to be one who stands at that lofty level." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.56's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2069 Viśvāvasu
Śaka Saṁvat: 1934 Nandana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1419
Malayalam Era: 1188
Nanakshahi: 543
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya0.47°MeṣaAśvinī P1
चन्द्र Candra277.67°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala129.45°SiṃhaMaghā P3
बुध Budha333.46°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati22.02°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra44.92°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
शनि Śani182.05°TulāCitrā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:18 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:57 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:37 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)00:38 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)11:35 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 39 Mins 16 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 20 Mins 44 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:37 – 04:27
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:15 – 05:18
Abhijit Muhūrta11:12 – 12:03
Vijaya Muhūrta13:44 – 14:35
Godhūli Muhūrta17:45 – 18:09
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:57 – 18:29
Amṛta Kāla17:42 – 19:27
Niśīta Muhūrta23:12 – 00:03

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:28 – 10:03
Yamaganda13:12 – 14:47
Gulika Kāla05:18 – 06:53
Varjyam05:49 – 06:10
Dur Muhūrta 08:15 – 08:40

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (Inauspicious)
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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla05:18 – 06:53 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha06:53 – 08:28 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:28 – 10:03 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:03 – 11:37 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:37 – 13:12 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:12 – 14:47 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:47 – 16:22 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:22 – 17:57 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:57 – 19:22 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:22 – 20:47 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:47 – 22:12 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:12 – 23:37 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:37 – 01:03 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:03 – 02:28 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:28 – 03:53 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha03:53 – 05:18 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Uttara Āṣāḍhā alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5113
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867566.27
Julian Day2456031.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0246°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)274.23°
🪷 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 (24.0246°), declination 9.49°, EoT -0.50 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: 2012-04-14 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)