पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · May 14, 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 16.15 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga
आढ्योऽभिजनवानस्मि कोऽन्योऽस्ति सदृशो मया।यक्ष्ये दास्यामि मोदिष्य इत्यज्ञानविमोहिताः।।16.15।।
"16.15 I am rich, I am well-bred; who is there to compare with me? I will sacrifice, I will give, I will pay - and I will enjoy. Thus blinded by Ignorance," — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 16.15'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 Daśamī (10/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya28.86°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
चन्द्र Candra145.28°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala64.30°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P4
बुध Budha19.62°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati238.55°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
शुक्र Śukra3.97°MeṣaAśvinī P2
शनि Śani266.16°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:57 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:09 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:33 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)13:09 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)01:28 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 11 Mins 48 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 48 Mins 12 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:12 – 04:05
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:51 – 04:57
Abhijit Muhūrta11:07 – 12:00
Vijaya Muhūrta13:45 – 14:38
Godhūli Muhūrta17:57 – 18:21
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:09 – 18:42
Amṛta Kāla17:54 – 19:39
Niśīta Muhūrta23:07 – 00:00

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:51 – 16:30
Yamaganda08:15 – 09:54
Gulika Kāla11:33 – 13:12
Varjyam05:30 – 05:51
Dur Muhūrta 08:02 – 08:28

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga04:57 – 06:36 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg06:36 – 08:15 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:15 – 09:54 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha09:54 – 11:33 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:33 – 13:12 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:12 – 14:51 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:51 – 16:30 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:30 – 18:09 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:09 – 19:30 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:30 – 20:51 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:51 – 22:12 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:12 – 23:33 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:33 – 00:54 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha00:54 – 02:15 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:15 – 03:36 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla03:36 – 04:57 (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 Time

Kali Year5121
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870152.27
Julian Day2458617.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1235°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)117.75°
🪷 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 (24.1235°), declination 18.52°, 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: 2019-05-14 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)