पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · May 10, 2013 CE

Also observed today

वैशाखी · Baisakhi (Vaiśākhī)Regional

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 13.5 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga

ऋषिभिर्बहुधा गीतं छन्दोभिर्विविधैः पृथक्।ब्रह्मसूत्रपदैश्चैव हेतुमद्भिर्विनिश्िचतैः।।13.5।।

"13.5 Seers have sung of It in various ways, in many hymns and sacred Vedic songs, weighty in thought and convincing in argument." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 13.5's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla 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)	Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Kṛttikā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)	Kiṃstughna
वार (Vāra)	Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	25.52°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P4
चन्द्र Candra	25.75°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	20.29°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P3
बुध Budha	22.99°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	54.89°	Vṛṣabha	Mr̥gaśirā P1
शुक्र Śukra	36.32°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P3
शनि Śani	193.06°	Tulā	Svātī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	04:59 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:07 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:33 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	05:01 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	18:07 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 08 Mins 25 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 51 Mins 35 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:14 – 04:07
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	03:53 – 04:59
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:07 – 12:00
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:45 – 14:37
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:55 – 18:19
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:07 – 18:40
Amṛta Kāla	17:52 – 19:37
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:07 – 00:00

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	09:55 – 11:33
Yamaganda	14:50 – 16:29
Gulika Kāla	06:38 – 08:16
Varjyam	05:32 – 05:53
Dur Muhūrta	08:03 – 08:29

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: South-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Gada (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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala	04:59 – 06:38 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha	06:38 – 08:16 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta	08:16 – 09:55 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla	09:55 – 11:33 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha	11:33 – 13:12 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga	13:12 – 14:50 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg	14:50 – 16:29 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala	16:29 – 18:07 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga	18:07 – 19:29 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg	19:29 – 20:50 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala	20:50 – 22:12 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha	22:12 – 23:33 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta	23:33 – 00:55 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla	00:55 – 02:16 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha	02:16 – 03:38 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga	03:38 – 04:59 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 22.5958°

Longitude: 88.2636°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śukra Walk (शुक्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Pratipada + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:

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

-3137-12-25 — Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Kṛttikā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5115
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1867957.27
Julian Day	2456422.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.0396°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	1.84°

🪷 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 (24.0396°), declination 17.62°, EoT 3.68 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: 2013-05-10 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)