पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · April 23, 2020 CE

Also observed today

वैशाखी · Baisakhi (Vaiśākhī)Regional

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 5.26 · Chapter 5 · कर्मसंन्यासयोग · Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga

कामक्रोधवियुक्तानां यतीनां यतचेतसाम्।

अभितो ब्रह्मनिर्वाणं वर्तते विदितात्मनाम्।।5.26।।

"5.26 Saints who know their Selves, who control their minds, and feel neither desire nor anger, find Eternal Bliss everywhere." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 5.26's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2077 Pramādī

Śaka Saṁvat: 1942 Śārvarī

Bengali Saṁvat: 1427

Malayalam Era: 1196

Nanakshahi: 551

Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā (30/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Aśvinī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)	Nāga
वार (Vāra)	Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	9.22°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P3
चन्द्र Candra	8.61°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	291.75°	Makara	Śravaṇa P4
बुध Budha	356.04°	Mīna	Revatī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	272.39°	Makara	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P2
शुक्र Śukra	50.64°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P4
शनि Śani	277.52°	Makara	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:10 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:00 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:35 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	05:09 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	17:57 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 50 Mins 15 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 09 Mins 45 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:28 – 04:19
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:06 – 05:10
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:10 – 12:01
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:44 – 14:35
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:48 – 18:12
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:00 – 18:33
Amṛta Kāla	17:45 – 19:30
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:10 – 00:01

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	13:12 – 14:48
Yamaganda	05:10 – 06:46
Gulika Kāla	08:23 – 09:59
Varjyam	05:42 – 06:03
Dur Muhūrta	08:10 – 08:36

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (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):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha	05:10 – 06:46 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga	06:46 – 08:23 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg	08:23 – 09:59 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala	09:59 – 11:35 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha	11:35 – 13:12 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta	13:12 – 14:48 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla	14:48 – 16:24 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha	16:24 – 18:00 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta	18:00 – 19:24 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla	19:24 – 20:48 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha	20:48 – 22:12 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga	22:12 – 23:35 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg	23:35 – 00:59 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala	00:59 – 02:23 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha	02:23 – 03:46 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta	03:46 – 05:10 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 22.5958°

Longitude: 88.2636°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Bṛhaspati Walk (गुरु यात्रा)

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:

-3137-10-20 — Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā)

-3101-02-18 — Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5122
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1870497.27
Julian Day	2458962.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1367°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	359.86°

🪷 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 (24.1367°), declination 12.63°, EoT 1.60 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: 2020-04-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)