पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · May 10, 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 17.17 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
श्रद्धया परया तप्तं तपस्तत्ित्रविधं नरैः।अफलाकाङ्क्षिभिर्युक्तैः सात्त्विकं परिचक्षते।।17.17।।
"17.17 These threefold austerities performed with faith, and without thought of reward, may truly be accounted Pure." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.17'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 Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Aśvinī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya25.47°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
चन्द्र Candra6.50°MeṣaAśvinī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala75.64°MithunaĀrdrā P3
बुध Budha45.34°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati305.37°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
शुक्र Śukra36.75°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4
शनि Śani289.24°MakaraŚravaṇa P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:59 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:08 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:33 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)03:55 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:40 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 08 Mins 29 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 51 Mins 31 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:14 – 04:06
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:53 – 04:59
Abhijit Muhūrta11:07 – 12:00
Vijaya Muhūrta13:45 – 14:37
Godhūli Muhūrta17:56 – 18:20
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:08 – 18:40
Amṛta Kāla17:53 – 19:38
Niśīta Muhūrta23:07 – 00:00

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla06:38 – 08:16
Yamaganda09:55 – 11:33
Gulika Kāla13:12 – 14:50
Varjyam05:32 – 05:53
Dur Muhūrta 08:03 – 08:29

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (Auspicious)
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 Amṛta04:59 – 06:38 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla06:38 – 08:16 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:16 – 09:55 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga09:55 – 11:33 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:33 – 13:12 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:12 – 14:50 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:50 – 16:29 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:29 – 18:08 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:08 – 19:29 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:29 – 20:50 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:50 – 22:12 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:12 – 23:33 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:33 – 00:55 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga00:55 – 02:16 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:16 – 03:38 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala03:38 – 04:59 (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 Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:
-3101-02-18Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870879.27
Julian Day2459344.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1513°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)340.62°
🪷 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 (24.1513°), declination 17.64°, EoT 3.68 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: 2021-05-10 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)