पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · April 19, 2021 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 16.20 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga
आसुरीं योनिमापन्ना मूढा जन्मनि जन्मनि।

मामप्राप्यैव कौन्तेय ततो यान्त्यधमां गतिम्।।16.20।।
"16.20 So reborn, they spend life after life, enveloped in delusion. And they never reach Me, O Prince, but degenerate into still lower forms of life." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 16.20'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 Saptamī (7/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Punarvasu Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya5.07°MeṣaAśvinī P2
चन्द्र Candra80.76°MithunaPunarvasu P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala62.90°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P3
बुध Budha4.59°MeṣaAśvinī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati302.34°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
शुक्र Śukra10.86°MeṣaAśvinī P4
शनि Śani288.43°MakaraŚravaṇa P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:14 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:59 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:36 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:56 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)23:22 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 45 Mins 11 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 14 Mins 49 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:32 – 04:23
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:10 – 05:14
Abhijit Muhūrta11:11 – 12:02
Vijaya Muhūrta13:44 – 14:35
Godhūli Muhūrta17:47 – 18:11
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:59 – 18:31
Amṛta Kāla17:44 – 19:29
Niśīta Muhūrta23:11 – 00:02

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla06:49 – 08:25
Yamaganda10:01 – 11:36
Gulika Kāla13:12 – 14:48
Varjyam05:45 – 06:06
Dur Muhūrta 08:12 – 08:38

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (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 · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta05:14 – 06:49 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla06:49 – 08:25 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:25 – 10:01 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:01 – 11:36 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:36 – 13:12 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:12 – 14:48 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:48 – 16:23 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:23 – 17:59 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:59 – 19:23 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:23 – 20:48 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:48 – 22:12 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:12 – 23:36 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:36 – 01:01 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:01 – 02:25 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:25 – 03:49 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala03:49 – 05:14 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Saptamī + Punarvasu alignment also occurred on:
-1626101-04-03Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Punarvasu)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870858.27
Julian Day2459323.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1505°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)79.62°
🪷 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 11.19°, EoT 0.74 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: 2021-04-19 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)