पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · May 6, 2012 CE

Also observed today

मेष सङ्क्रान्ति · Meṣa Saṅkrānti (Vaiśākhī / Vishu / Pohelā Boishākh / Bihu)Pan-Hindu
वैशाखी · Baisakhi (Vaiśākhī)Regional
कूर्म जयन्ती · Kūrma JayantīVaishnava
चण्डिका जयन्ती · Chaṇḍikā JayantīShakta
चित्रा पौर्णमी · Citrā PaurṇamīRegional
वैशाख पूर्णिमा व्रत · Vaiśākha Pūrṇimā VratPan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 3.6 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga

कर्मेन्द्रियाणि संयम्य य आस्ते मनसा स्मरन्।

इन्द्रियार्थान्विमूढात्मा मिथ्याचारः स उच्यते।।3.6।।

"3.6 He who remains motionless, refusing to act, but all the while brooding over sensuous object, that deluded soul is simply a hypocrite." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 3.6'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 Pūrṇimā (15/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Viśākhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)	Bava
वार (Vāra)	Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	21.90°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P3
चन्द्र Candra	200.38°	Tulā	Viśākhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	132.13°	Siṃha	Maghā P4
बुध Budha	0.30°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	27.15°	Meṣa	Kṛttikā P1
शुक्र Śukra	58.22°	Vṛṣabha	Mr̥gaśirā P2
शनि Śani	180.41°	Tulā	Citrā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:01 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:06 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:34 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	17:53 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	05:02 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 04 Mins 37 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 55 Mins 23 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:17 – 04:09
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	03:56 – 05:01
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:07 – 12:00
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:44 – 14:37
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:54 – 18:18
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:06 – 18:39
Amṛta Kāla	17:51 – 19:36
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:07 – 00:00

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	16:28 – 18:06
Yamaganda	11:34 – 13:12
Gulika Kāla	14:50 – 16:28
Varjyam	05:34 – 05:55
Dur Muhūrta	08:04 – 08:30

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: North

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Utpāta (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 · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg	05:01 – 06:39 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala	06:39 – 08:17 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha	08:17 – 09:55 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta	09:55 – 11:34 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla	11:34 – 13:12 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha	13:12 – 14:50 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga	14:50 – 16:28 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg	16:28 – 18:06 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha	18:06 – 19:28 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga	19:28 – 20:50 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg	20:50 – 22:12 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala	22:12 – 23:34 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha	23:34 – 00:55 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta	00:55 – 02:17 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla	02:17 – 03:39 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha	03:39 – 05:01 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 22.5958°

Longitude: 88.2636°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Buddha Pūrṇimā Walk (बुद्ध पूर्णिमा यात्रा)

7 steps · festival walk
Today is Buddha Pūrṇimā — its dedicated walk.

Bhāgavata 1.3.24 (Buddha as 21st avatāra) + BG 12.13 (compassion) + Dhammapada parallels.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Pūrṇimā + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:

-0562-04-11 — Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Śukla Pūrṇimā + Viśākhā)

-3137-10-04 — Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5114
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1867588.27
Julian Day	2456053.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.0254°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	178.14°

🪷 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 16.60°, EoT 3.44 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: 2012-05-06 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)