पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · April 27, 2020 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 6.1 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
श्री भगवानुवाच

अनाश्रितः कर्मफलं कार्यं कर्म करोति यः।

स संन्यासी च योगी च न निरग्निर्न चाक्रियः।।6.1।।
"6.1 "Lord Shri Krishna said: He who acts because it is his duty, not thinking of the consequences, is really spiritual and a true ascetic; and not he who merely observes rituals or who shuns all action." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.1's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla 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)Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya13.11°MeṣaAśvinī P4
चन्द्र Candra57.25°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala294.51°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
बुध Budha3.84°MeṣaAśvinī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati272.63°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
शुक्र Śukra52.92°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
शनि Śani277.63°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:07 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:02 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:35 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:47 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:15 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 54 Mins 53 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 05 Mins 07 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:24 – 04:16
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:03 – 05:07
Abhijit Muhūrta11:09 – 12:00
Vijaya Muhūrta13:44 – 14:35
Godhūli Muhūrta17:50 – 18:14
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:02 – 18:34
Amṛta Kāla17:47 – 19:32
Niśīta Muhūrta23:09 – 00:00

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla06:44 – 08:21
Yamaganda09:58 – 11:35
Gulika Kāla13:11 – 14:48
Varjyam05:39 – 06:00
Dur Muhūrta 08:08 – 08:34

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta05:07 – 06:44 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla06:44 – 08:21 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:21 – 09:58 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga09:58 – 11:35 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:35 – 13:11 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:11 – 14:48 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:48 – 16:25 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:25 – 18:02 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:02 – 19:25 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:25 – 20:48 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:48 – 22:11 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:11 – 23:35 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:35 – 00:58 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga00:58 – 02:21 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:21 – 03:44 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala03:44 – 05:07 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5122
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870501.27
Julian Day2458966.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1369°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)46.97°
🪷 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 (24.1369°), declination 13.93°, EoT 2.33 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: 2020-04-27 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)