पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · April 22, 2016 CE

Also observed today

मेष सङ्क्रान्ति · Meṣa Saṅkrānti (Vaiśākhī / Vishu / Pohelā Boishākh / Bihu)Pan-Hindu
वैशाखी · Baisakhi (Vaiśākhī)Regional
कूर्म जयन्ती · Kūrma JayantīVaishnava
चण्डिका जयन्ती · Chaṇḍikā JayantīShakta
चित्रा पौर्णमी · Citrā PaurṇamīRegional
वैशाख पूर्णिमा व्रत · Vaiśākha Pūrṇimā VratPan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 4.8 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga

परित्राणाय साधूनां विनाशाय च दुष्कृताम्।

धर्मसंस्थापनार्थाय संभवामि युगे युगे।।4.8।।

"4.8 To protect the righteous, to destroy the wicked and to establish the kingdom of God, I am reborn from age to age." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 4.8's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2073 Saumya

Śaka Saṁvat: 1938 Durmukhi

Bengali Saṁvat: 1423

Malayalam Era: 1192

Nanakshahi: 547

Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Pūrṇimā (15/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Svātī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)	Bava
वार (Vāra)	Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	8.27°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P3
चन्द्र Candra	186.29°	Tulā	Citrā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	224.48°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P4
बुध Budha	27.36°	Meṣa	Kṛttikā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	138.96°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P2
शुक्र Śukra	355.89°	Mīna	Revatī P3
शनि Śani	231.51°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:11 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:00 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:36 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	17:45 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	05:11 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 49 Mins 02 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 10 Mins 58 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:28 – 04:20
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:07 – 05:11
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:10 – 12:01
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:44 – 14:35
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:48 – 18:12
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:00 – 18:32
Amṛta Kāla	17:45 – 19:30
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:10 – 00:01

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	09:59 – 11:36
Yamaganda	14:48 – 16:24
Gulika Kāla	06:47 – 08:23
Varjyam	05:43 – 06:04
Dur Muhūrta	08:10 – 08:36

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: North

Rāhu Vāsa: South-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvaja (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 · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala	05:11 – 06:47 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha	06:47 – 08:23 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta	08:23 – 09:59 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla	09:59 – 11:36 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha	11:36 – 13:12 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga	13:12 – 14:48 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg	14:48 – 16:24 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala	16:24 – 18:00 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga	18:00 – 19:24 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg	19:24 – 20:48 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala	20:48 – 22:12 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha	22:12 – 23:36 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta	23:36 – 00:59 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla	00:59 – 02:23 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha	02:23 – 03:47 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga	03:47 – 05:11 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 22.5958°

Longitude: 88.2636°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Buddha Pūrṇimā Walk (बुद्ध पूर्णिमा यात्रा)

7 steps · festival walk
Today is Buddha Pūrṇimā — its dedicated walk.

Bhāgavata 1.3.24 (Buddha as 21st avatāra) + BG 12.13 (compassion) + Dhammapada parallels.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Pūrṇimā + Svātī alignment also occurred on:

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

-0562-04-11 — Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1869035.27
Julian Day	2457500.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.0808°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	178.98°

🪷 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 (24.0808°), declination 12.29°, EoT 1.40 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: 2016-04-22 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)