पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · May 13, 2022 CE

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वैशाखी · Baisakhi (Vaiśākhī)Regional

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2079 Rākṣasa

Śaka Saṁvat: 1944 Śubhakṛt

Bengali Saṁvat: 1429

Malayalam Era: 1198

Nanakshahi: 553

Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Hasta Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)	Bālava
वार (Vāra)	Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	28.12°	Meṣa	Kṛttikā P1
चन्द्र Candra	166.27°	Kanyā	Hasta P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	326.56°	Kumbha	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P2
बुध Budha	40.32°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	336.22°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P1
शुक्र Śukra	347.44°	Mīna	Revatī P1
शनि Śani	300.72°	Kumbha	Dhaniṣṭhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	04:58 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:09 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:33 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	14:50 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	02:41 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 11 Mins 07 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 48 Mins 53 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:12 – 04:05
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	03:52 – 04:58
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:07 – 12:00
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:45 – 14:38
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:57 – 18:21
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:09 – 18:42
Amṛta Kāla	17:54 – 19:39
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:07 – 00:00

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	09:54 – 11:33
Yamaganda	14:51 – 16:30
Gulika Kāla	06:37 – 08:15
Varjyam	05:31 – 05:52
Dur Muhūrta	08:02 – 08:29

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: North-West

Rāhu Vāsa: South-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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala	04:58 – 06:37 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha	06:37 – 08:15 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta	08:15 – 09:54 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla	09:54 – 11:33 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha	11:33 – 13:12 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga	13:12 – 14:51 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg	14:51 – 16:30 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala	16:30 – 18:09 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga	18:09 – 19:30 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg	19:30 – 20:51 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala	20:51 – 22:12 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha	22:12 – 23:33 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta	23:33 – 00:54 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla	00:54 – 02:15 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha	02:15 – 03:37 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga	03:37 – 04:58 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 22.5958°

Longitude: 88.2636°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śukra Walk (शुक्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1871247.27
Julian Day	2459712.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1654°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	138.89°

🪷 Provenance & Methodology
Engine: Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrate
Method: Sūrya Siddhānta + Bhāskara-II iterative manda + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) evection + variation + annual equation
Tier-2 city localization: spherical astronomy + Lahiri ayanamsa (24.1654°), declination 18.34°, EoT 3.75 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: 2022-05-13 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)