पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · May 18, 2019 CE

Also observed today

वृषभ सङ्क्रान्ति · Vṛṣabha SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 16.19 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga

तानहं द्विषतः क्रूरान्संसारेषु नराधमान्।क्षिपाम्यजस्रमशुभानासुरीष्वेव योनिषु।।16.19।।

"16.19 Those who thus hate Me, who are cruel, the dregs of mankind, I condemn them to a continuous, miserable and godless rebirth." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 16.19's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2076 Paridhāvi

Śaka Saṁvat: 1941 Vikāri

Bengali Saṁvat: 1426

Malayalam Era: 1195

Nanakshahi: 550

Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Pūrṇimā (15/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Viśākhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Varīyān
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	32.72°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P2
चन्द्र Candra	202.04°	Tulā	Viśākhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	66.88°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P1
बुध Budha	28.07°	Meṣa	Kṛttikā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	238.15°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P4
शुक्र Śukra	8.83°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P3
शनि Śani	266.06°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	04:56 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:11 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:33 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	17:17 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	04:25 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 15 Mins 21 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 44 Mins 39 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:10 – 04:03
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	03:49 – 04:56
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:07 – 12:00
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:46 – 14:39
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:59 – 18:23
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:11 – 18:44
Amṛta Kāla	17:56 – 19:41
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:07 – 00:00

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	08:14 – 09:54
Yamaganda	13:13 – 14:52
Gulika Kāla	04:56 – 06:35
Varjyam	05:29 – 05:50
Dur Muhūrta	08:01 – 08:28

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: North

Rāhu Vāsa: East

Ānandādi Yoga: Maitra (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)

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 · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla	04:56 – 06:35 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha	06:35 – 08:14 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga	08:14 – 09:54 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg	09:54 – 11:33 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala	11:33 – 13:13 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha	13:13 – 14:52 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta	14:52 – 16:32 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla	16:32 – 18:11 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha	18:11 – 19:32 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta	19:32 – 20:52 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla	20:52 – 22:13 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha	22:13 – 23:33 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga	23:33 – 00:54 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg	00:54 – 02:14 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala	02:14 – 03:35 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha	03:35 – 04:56 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 22.5958°

Longitude: 88.2636°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śani Walk (शनि यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

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

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

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5121
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1870156.27
Julian Day	2458621.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1237°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	170.97°

🪷 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 (24.1237°), declination 19.45°, EoT 3.69 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: 2019-05-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)