पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · May 7, 2019 CE

🪷 आज: अक्षय तृतीया — Akṣaya Tṛtīyā
"Inexhaustible third"; auspicious for any new venture.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 16.8 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga
असत्यमप्रतिष्ठं ते जगदाहुरनीश्वरम्।अपरस्परसम्भूतं किमन्यत्कामहैतुकम्।।16.8।।
"16.8 They say the universe is an accident with no purpose and no God. Life is created by sexual union, a product of lust and nothing else." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 16.8's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla 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)Śukla Tṛtīyā (3/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Rohiṇī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya22.10°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
चन्द्र Candra47.69°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala59.76°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2
बुध Budha5.94°MeṣaAśvinī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati239.15°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
शुक्र Śukra355.47°MīnaRevatī P3
शनि Śani266.28°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:01 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:06 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:33 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:34 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:58 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 04 Mins 56 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 55 Mins 04 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:16 – 04:09
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:56 – 05:01
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 Kāla14:50 – 16:28
Yamaganda08:17 – 09:55
Gulika Kāla11:33 – 13:12
Varjyam05:34 – 05:55
Dur Muhūrta 08:04 – 08:30

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Maitra (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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:01 – 06:39 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg06:39 – 08:17 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:17 – 09:55 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha09:55 – 11:33 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:33 – 13:12 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:12 – 14:50 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:50 – 16:28 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:28 – 18:06 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:06 – 19:28 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:28 – 20:50 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:50 – 22:12 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:12 – 23:33 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:33 – 00:55 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha00:55 – 02:17 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:17 – 03:39 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla03:39 – 05:01 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Tṛtīyā + Rohiṇī alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Rohiṇī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5121
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870145.27
Julian Day2458610.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1232°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)25.36°
🪷 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 (24.1232°), declination 16.69°, EoT 3.51 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: 2019-05-07 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)