पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · May 7, 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 17.14 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
देवद्विजगुरुप्राज्ञपूजनं शौचमार्जवम्।ब्रह्मचर्यमहिंसा च शारीरं तप उच्यते।।17.14।।
"17.14 Worship of God and the Master; respect for the preacher and the philosopher; purity, rectitude, continence and harmlessness - all this is physical austerity." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.14's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Bhādrapadā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya22.57°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
चन्द्र Candra330.28°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala73.82°MithunaĀrdrā P3
बुध Budha40.66°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati305.00°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
शुक्र Śukra33.06°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
शनि Śani289.16°MakaraŚravaṇa P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:01 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:06 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:33 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:05 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)14:03 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 05 Mins 28 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 54 Mins 32 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:16 – 04:08
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:55 – 05:01
Abhijit Muhūrta11:07 – 12:00
Vijaya Muhūrta13:44 – 14:37
Godhūli Muhūrta17:54 – 18:18
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:06 – 18:39
Amṛta Kāla17:51 – 19:36
Niśīta Muhūrta23:07 – 00:00

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:55 – 11:33
Yamaganda14:50 – 16:28
Gulika Kāla06:39 – 08:17
Varjyam05:33 – 05:54
Dur Muhūrta 08:04 – 08:30

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
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):
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):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:01 – 06:39 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha06:39 – 08:17 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:17 – 09:55 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla09:55 – 11:33 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:33 – 13:12 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:12 – 14:50 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:50 – 16:28 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:28 – 18:06 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:06 – 19:28 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:28 – 20:50 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:50 – 22:12 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:12 – 23:33 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:33 – 00:55 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla00:55 – 02:17 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:17 – 03:39 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga03:39 – 05:01 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870876.27
Julian Day2459341.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1512°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)305.43°
🪷 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 (24.1512°), declination 16.83°, EoT 3.51 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: 2021-05-07 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)