पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · April 18, 2021 CE

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वैशाखी · Baisakhi (Vaiśākhī)Regional

🪷 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: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2078 Ānanda

Śaka Saṁvat: 1943 Plava

Bengali Saṁvat: 1428

Malayalam Era: 1197

Nanakshahi: 552

Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Ārdrā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)	Taitila
वार (Vāra)	Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	4.09°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P2
चन्द्र Candra	68.64°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	62.29°	Mithuna	Mr̥gaśirā P3
बुध Budha	2.48°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	302.17°	Kumbha	Dhaniṣṭhā P3
शुक्र Śukra	9.62°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P3
शनि Śani	288.38°	Makara	Śravaṇa P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:14 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:58 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:36 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	09:10 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	22:39 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 43 Mins 58 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 16 Mins 02 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:33 – 04:24
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:11 – 05:14
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:11 – 12:02
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:44 – 14:35
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:46 – 18:10
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:58 – 18:30
Amṛta Kāla	17:43 – 19:28
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:11 – 00:02

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	16:23 – 17:58
Yamaganda	11:36 – 13:12
Gulika Kāla	14:47 – 16:23
Varjyam	05:46 – 06:07
Dur Muhūrta	08:13 – 08:38

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: South

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (Inauspicious)

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

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg	05:14 – 06:50 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala	06:50 – 08:25 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha	08:25 – 10:01 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta	10:01 – 11:36 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla	11:36 – 13:12 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha	13:12 – 14:47 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga	14:47 – 16:23 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg	16:23 – 17:58 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha	17:58 – 19:23 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga	19:23 – 20:47 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg	20:47 – 22:12 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala	22:12 – 23:36 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha	23:36 – 01:01 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta	01:01 – 02:25 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla	02:25 – 03:50 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha	03:50 – 05:14 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 22.5958°

Longitude: 88.2636°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Sūrya Walk (सूर्य यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1870857.27
Julian Day	2459322.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1505°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	68.54°

🪷 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 (24.1505°), declination 10.85°, EoT 0.51 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: 2021-04-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)