पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · May 15, 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 14.4 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
सर्वयोनिषु कौन्तेय मूर्तयः सम्भवन्ति याः।तासां ब्रह्म महद्योनिरहं बीजप्रदः पिता।।14.4।।
"14.4 O illustrious son of Kunti! Through whatever wombs men are born, it is the Spirit Itself that conceives, and I am their Father." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 14.4'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 Dvādaśī (27/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Revatī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya29.85°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
चन्द्र Candra347.86°MīnaRevatī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala37.77°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4
बुध Budha48.41°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati109.71°KarkaAśleṣā P1
शुक्र Śukra73.50°MithunaĀrdrā P3
शनि Śani217.95°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:57 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:10 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:33 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:35 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)14:56 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 12 Mins 41 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 47 Mins 19 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:11 – 04:04
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:51 – 04:57
Abhijit Muhūrta11:07 – 12:00
Vijaya Muhūrta13:45 – 14:38
Godhūli Muhūrta17:58 – 18:22
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:10 – 18:43
Amṛta Kāla17:55 – 19:40
Niśīta Muhūrta23:07 – 00:00

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:54 – 11:33
Yamaganda14:51 – 16:30
Gulika Kāla06:36 – 08:15
Varjyam05:30 – 05:51
Dur Muhūrta 08:02 – 08:28

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (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 Chala04:57 – 06:36 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha06:36 – 08:15 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:15 – 09:54 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla09:54 – 11:33 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:33 – 13:12 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:12 – 14:51 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:51 – 16:30 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:30 – 18:10 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:10 – 19:30 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:30 – 20:51 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:51 – 22:12 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:12 – 23:33 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:33 – 00:54 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla00:54 – 02:15 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:15 – 03:36 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga03:36 – 04:57 (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)1868692.27
Julian Day2457157.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0677°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)320.05°
🪷 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 (24.0677°), declination 18.75°, 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: 2015-05-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)