पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · April 28, 2019 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 15.19 · Chapter 15 · पुरुषोत्तमयोग · Puruṣottama-Yoga
यो मामेवमसम्मूढो जानाति पुरुषोत्तमम्।स सर्वविद्भजति मां सर्वभावेन भारत।।15.19।।
"15.19 He who with unclouded vision sees Me as the Lord-God, knows all there is to be known, and always shall worship Me with his whole heart." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 15.19's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2076 Paridhāvi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1941 Vikāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1426
Malayalam Era: 1195
Nanakshahi: 550
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Navamī (24/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śukla
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya13.36°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
चन्द्र Candra295.45°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala53.91°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
बुध Budha350.59°MīnaRevatī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati239.74°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
शुक्र Śukra344.56°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
शनि Śani266.31°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:07 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:02 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:34 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)00:46 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)12:00 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 55 Mins 10 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 04 Mins 50 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:24 – 04:15
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:02 – 05:07
Abhijit Muhūrta11:09 – 12:00
Vijaya Muhūrta13:44 – 14:35
Godhūli Muhūrta17:50 – 18:14
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:02 – 18:34
Amṛta Kāla17:47 – 19:32
Niśīta Muhūrta23:09 – 00:00

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:25 – 18:02
Yamaganda11:34 – 13:11
Gulika Kāla14:48 – 16:25
Varjyam05:39 – 06:00
Dur Muhūrta 08:08 – 08:34

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Gada (Inauspicious)
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 · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg05:07 – 06:44 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala06:44 – 08:21 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha08:21 – 09:58 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta09:58 – 11:34 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla11:34 – 13:11 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:11 – 14:48 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:48 – 16:25 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:25 – 18:02 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:02 – 19:25 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:25 – 20:48 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:48 – 22:11 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:11 – 23:34 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha23:34 – 00:58 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta00:58 – 02:21 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla02:21 – 03:44 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha03:44 – 05:07 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5121
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870136.27
Julian Day2458601.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1229°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)281.11°
🪷 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 (24.1229°), declination 14.01°, EoT 2.49 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: 2019-04-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)