पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · May 14, 2013 CE

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वैशाखी · Baisakhi (Vaiśākhī)Regional
अङ्गारक चतुर्थी · Aṅgāraka Caturthī (Tuesday Caturthī)Pan-Hindu
विनायक चतुर्थी · Vināyaka Caturthī (monthly)Pan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 13.9 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga

इन्द्रियार्थेषु वैराग्यमनहङ्कार एव च।जन्ममृत्युजराव्याधिदुःखदोषानुदर्शनम्।।13.9।।

"13.9 Renunciation of the delights of sense, absence of pride, right understanding of the painful problem of birth and death, of age and sickness;" — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 13.9'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 Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Ārdrā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	29.38°	Meṣa	Kṛttikā P1
चन्द्र Candra	73.31°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	23.21°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P3
बुध Budha	31.72°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	55.76°	Vṛṣabha	Mr̥gaśirā P1
शुक्र Śukra	41.23°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P1
शनि Śani	192.77°	Tulā	Svātī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	04:57 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:09 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:33 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	07:45 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	21:13 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 12 Mins 13 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 47 Mins 47 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:11 – 04:04
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	03:51 – 04:57
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:07 – 12:00
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:45 – 14:38
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:57 – 18:21
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:09 – 18:42
Amṛta Kāla	17:54 – 19:39
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:07 – 00:00

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	14:51 – 16:30
Yamaganda	08:15 – 09:54
Gulika Kāla	11:33 – 13:12
Varjyam	05:30 – 05:51
Dur Muhūrta	08:02 – 08:28

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: South

Rāhu Vāsa: North

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

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga	04:57 – 06:36 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg	06:36 – 08:15 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala	08:15 – 09:54 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha	09:54 – 11:33 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta	11:33 – 13:12 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla	13:12 – 14:51 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha	14:51 – 16:30 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga	16:30 – 18:09 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla	18:09 – 19:30 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha	19:30 – 20:51 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga	20:51 – 22:12 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg	22:12 – 23:33 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala	23:33 – 00:54 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha	00:54 – 02:15 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta	02:15 – 03:36 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla	03:36 – 04:57 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 22.5958°

Longitude: 88.2636°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Maṅgala Walk (मङ्गल यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5115
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1867961.27
Julian Day	2456426.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.0397°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	47.68°

🪷 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 (24.0397°), declination 18.63°, EoT 3.76 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: 2013-05-14 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)