पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · April 16, 2015 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 13.10 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga
असक्ितरनभिष्वङ्गः पुत्रदारगृहादिषु।नित्यं च समचित्तत्वमिष्टानिष्टोपपत्तिषु।।13.10।।
"13.10 Indifference, non-attachment to sex, progeny or home, equanimity in good fortune and in bad;" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 13.10's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2072 Kīlaka
Śaka Saṁvat: 1937 Manmatha
Bengali Saṁvat: 1422
Malayalam Era: 1191
Nanakshahi: 546
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Bhādrapadā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya1.68°MeṣaAśvinī P1
चन्द्र Candra323.55°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala16.97°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
बुध Budha7.91°MeṣaAśvinī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati107.83°KarkaAśleṣā P1
शुक्र Śukra40.88°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P1
शनि Śani219.79°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:17 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:57 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:37 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)03:10 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)14:59 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 40 Mins 51 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 19 Mins 09 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:35 – 04:26
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:13 – 05:17
Abhijit Muhūrta11:12 – 12:02
Vijaya Muhūrta13:44 – 14:34
Godhūli Muhūrta17:45 – 18:09
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:57 – 18:29
Amṛta Kāla17:42 – 19:27
Niśīta Muhūrta23:12 – 00:02

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:12 – 14:47
Yamaganda05:17 – 06:52
Gulika Kāla08:27 – 10:02
Varjyam05:48 – 06:08
Dur Muhūrta 08:14 – 08:39

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Mānasa (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
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 · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha05:17 – 06:52 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga06:52 – 08:27 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:27 – 10:02 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:02 – 11:37 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:37 – 13:12 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:12 – 14:47 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:47 – 16:22 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:22 – 17:57 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:57 – 19:22 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:22 – 20:47 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:47 – 22:12 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:12 – 23:37 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:37 – 01:02 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:02 – 02:27 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:27 – 03:52 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta03:52 – 05:17 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 22.5958°
Longitude: 88.2636°
Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5116
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868663.27
Julian Day2457128.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0666°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)324.08°
🪷 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 (24.0666°), declination 9.95°, EoT 0.02 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: 2015-04-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)