पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · May 11, 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 16.12 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga
आशापाशशतैर्बद्धाः कामक्रोधपरायणाः।ईहन्ते कामभोगार्थमन्यायेनार्थसञ्चयान्।।16.12।।
"16.12 Caught in the toils of a hundred vain hopes, the slaves of passion and wrath, they accumulate hoards of unjust wealth, only to pander to their sensual desire." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 16.12'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 Saptamī (7/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Puṣya Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya25.97°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
चन्द्र Candra102.74°KarkaPuṣya P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala62.36°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P3
बुध Budha13.58°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati238.82°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
शुक्र Śukra0.33°MeṣaAśvinī P1
शनि Śani266.22°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:59 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:08 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:33 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)10:06 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)23:15 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 08 Mins 57 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 51 Mins 03 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:14 – 04:06
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:53 – 04:59
Abhijit Muhūrta11:07 – 12:00
Vijaya Muhūrta13:45 – 14:37
Godhūli Muhūrta17:56 – 18:20
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:08 – 18:41
Amṛta Kāla17:53 – 19:38
Niśīta Muhūrta23:07 – 00:00

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:16 – 09:55
Yamaganda13:12 – 14:50
Gulika Kāla04:59 – 06:37
Varjyam05:32 – 05:53
Dur Muhūrta 08:03 – 08:29

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Prajāpati (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 · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla04:59 – 06:37 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha06:37 – 08:16 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:16 – 09:55 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg09:55 – 11:33 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:33 – 13:12 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:12 – 14:50 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:50 – 16:29 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:29 – 18:08 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:08 – 19:29 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:29 – 20:50 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:50 – 22:12 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:12 – 23:33 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:33 – 00:55 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg00:55 – 02:16 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:16 – 03:37 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha03:37 – 04:59 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5121
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870149.27
Julian Day2458614.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1234°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)77.37°
🪷 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 (24.1234°), declination 17.76°, EoT 3.71 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: 2019-05-11 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)