पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · May 12, 2021 CE

Also observed today

वैशाखी · Baisakhi (Vaiśākhī)Regional

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 17.19 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga

मूढग्राहेणात्मनो यत्पीडया क्रियते तपः।परस्योत्सादनार्थं वा तत्तामसमुदाहृतम्।।17.19।।

"17.19 Austerity done under delusion, and accompanied with sorcery or torture to oneself or another, may be assumed to spring from Ignorance." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 17.19'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 Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Kṛttikā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)	Kiṃstughna
वार (Vāra)	Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	27.40°	Meṣa	Kṛttikā P1
चन्द्र Candra	30.16°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	76.86°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P4
बुध Budha	48.14°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	305.61°	Kumbha	Dhaniṣṭhā P4
शुक्र Śukra	39.21°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P4
शनि Śani	289.28°	Makara	Śravaṇa P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	04:58 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:08 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:33 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	05:09 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	18:20 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 10 Mins 24 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 49 Mins 36 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:13 – 04:05
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	03:52 – 04:58
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:07 – 12:00
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:45 – 14:38
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:56 – 18:20
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:08 – 18:41
Amṛta Kāla	17:53 – 19:38
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:07 – 00:00

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	11:33 – 13:12
Yamaganda	06:37 – 08:16
Gulika Kāla	09:54 – 11:33
Varjyam	05:31 – 05:52
Dur Muhūrta	08:02 – 08:29

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: South-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Lumba (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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha	04:58 – 06:37 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta	06:37 – 08:16 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla	08:16 – 09:54 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha	09:54 – 11:33 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga	11:33 – 13:12 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg	13:12 – 14:51 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala	14:51 – 16:30 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha	16:30 – 18:08 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg	18:08 – 19:30 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala	19:30 – 20:51 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha	20:51 – 22:12 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta	22:12 – 23:33 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla	23:33 – 00:54 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha	00:54 – 02:16 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga	02:16 – 03:37 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg	03:37 – 04:58 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 22.5958°

Longitude: 88.2636°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Budha Walk (बुध यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Pratipada + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:

-3137-10-04 — Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)

-3137-12-25 — Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Kṛttikā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1870881.27
Julian Day	2459346.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1514°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	3.97°

🪷 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 (24.1514°), declination 18.15°, EoT 3.74 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: 2021-05-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)