पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · May 5, 2012 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 3.5 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga

न हि कश्िचत्क्षणमपि जातु तिष्ठत्यकर्मकृत्।

कार्यते ह्यवशः कर्म सर्वः प्रकृतिजैर्गुणैः।।3.5।।

"3.5 He cannot even for a moment remain really inactive, for the Qualities of Nature will compel him to act whether he will or no." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 3.5's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla 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)	Śukla Caturdaśī (14/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Citrā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)	Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)	Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	20.93°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P3
चन्द्र Candra	185.16°	Tulā	Citrā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	131.90°	Siṃha	Maghā P4
बुध Budha	358.69°	Mīna	Revatī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	26.91°	Meṣa	Kṛttikā P1
शुक्र Śukra	57.87°	Vṛṣabha	Mr̥gaśirā P2
शनि Śani	180.48°	Tulā	Citrā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:02 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:05 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:34 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	16:47 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	04:14 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 03 Mins 35 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 56 Mins 25 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:17 – 04:10
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	03:57 – 05:02
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:07 – 12:00
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:44 – 14:36
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:53 – 18:17
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:05 – 18:38
Amṛta Kāla	17:50 – 19:35
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:07 – 00:00

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	08:18 – 09:56
Yamaganda	13:12 – 14:49
Gulika Kāla	05:02 – 06:40
Varjyam	05:34 – 05:55
Dur Muhūrta	08:05 – 08:31

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: North

Rāhu Vāsa: East

Ānandādi Yoga: Mudgara (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 · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla	05:02 – 06:40 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha	06:40 – 08:18 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga	08:18 – 09:56 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg	09:56 – 11:34 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala	11:34 – 13:12 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha	13:12 – 14:49 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta	14:49 – 16:27 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla	16:27 – 18:05 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha	18:05 – 19:27 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta	19:27 – 20:49 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla	20:49 – 22:12 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha	22:12 – 23:34 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga	23:34 – 00:56 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg	00:56 – 02:18 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala	02:18 – 03:40 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha	03:40 – 05:02 (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	5114
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1867587.27
Julian Day	2456052.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.0254°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	164.64°

🪷 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 (24.0254°), declination 16.32°, EoT 3.35 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: 2012-05-05 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)