पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · May 7, 2013 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 13.2 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga
श्री भगवानुवाचइदं शरीरं कौन्तेय क्षेत्रमित्यभिधीयते।एतद्यो वेत्ति तं प्राहुः क्षेत्रज्ञ इति तद्विदः।।13.2।।
"13.2 Lord Shri Krishna replied: O Arjuna! The body of man is the playground of the Self; and That which knows the activities of Matter, sages call the Self." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 13.2's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2070 Parābhava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1935 Vijaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1420
Malayalam Era: 1189
Nanakshahi: 544
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Revatī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya22.62°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
चन्द्र Candra348.72°MīnaRevatī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala18.08°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
बुध Budha16.58°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati54.25°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
शुक्र Śukra32.63°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
शनि Śani193.28°TulāSvātī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:01 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:06 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:33 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)03:07 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:29 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 05 Mins 24 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 54 Mins 36 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:16 – 04:08
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:55 – 05:01
Abhijit Muhūrta11:07 – 12:00
Vijaya Muhūrta13:44 – 14:37
Godhūli Muhūrta17:54 – 18:18
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:06 – 18:39
Amṛta Kāla17:51 – 19:36
Niśīta Muhūrta23:07 – 00:00

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:50 – 16:28
Yamaganda08:17 – 09:55
Gulika Kāla11:33 – 13:12
Varjyam05:33 – 05:54
Dur Muhūrta 08:04 – 08:30

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvaja (Auspicious)
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):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:01 – 06:39 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg06:39 – 08:17 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:17 – 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 – 16:28 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:28 – 18:06 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:06 – 19:28 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:28 – 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 – 02:17 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:17 – 03:39 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla03:39 – 05:01 (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 Year5115
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867954.27
Julian Day2456419.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0394°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)325.56°
🪷 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 (24.0394°), declination 16.81°, EoT 3.51 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: 2013-05-07 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)