पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · May 8, 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 13.32 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga
अनादित्वान्निर्गुणत्वात्परमात्मायमव्ययः।शरीरस्थोऽपि कौन्तेय न करोति न लिप्यते।।13.32।।
"13.32 The Supreme Spirit, O Prince, is without beginning, without Qualities and Imperishable, and though it be within the body, yet It does not act, nor is It affected by action." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 13.32'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 Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mūla Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya23.09°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
चन्द्र Candra249.63°DhanuMūla P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala32.81°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
बुध Budha44.03°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati109.05°KarkaAśleṣā P1
शुक्र Śukra65.85°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P4
शनि Śani218.45°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:00 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:06 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:33 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)21:18 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)08:01 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 05 Mins 56 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 54 Mins 04 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:16 – 04:08
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:55 – 05:00
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 Kāla09:55 – 11:33
Yamaganda14:50 – 16:28
Gulika Kāla06:39 – 08:17
Varjyam05:33 – 05:54
Dur Muhūrta 08:04 – 08:30

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (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):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:00 – 06:39 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha06:39 – 08:17 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:17 – 09:55 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla09:55 – 11:33 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:33 – 13:12 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:12 – 14:50 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:50 – 16:28 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:28 – 18:06 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:06 – 19:28 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:28 – 20:50 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:50 – 22:12 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:12 – 23:33 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:33 – 00:55 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla00:55 – 02:17 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:17 – 03:39 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga03:39 – 05:00 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868685.27
Julian Day2457150.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0674°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)227.77°
🪷 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 (24.0674°), declination 16.95°, EoT 3.58 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: 2015-05-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)