पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · May 2, 2023 CE

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वैशाखी · Baisakhi (Vaiśākhī)Regional

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2080 Nala

Śaka Saṁvat: 1945 Śobhana

Bengali Saṁvat: 1430

Malayalam Era: 1199

Nanakshahi: 554

Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Uttara Phalgunī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)	Bava
वार (Vāra)	Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	17.22°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P2
चन्द्र Candra	153.15°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	85.08°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P2
बुध Budha	16.96°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	2.43°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P1
शुक्र Śukra	59.37°	Vṛṣabha	Mr̥gaśirā P2
शनि Śani	311.38°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:04 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:04 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:34 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	14:33 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	02:42 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 59 Mins 40 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 00 Mins 20 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:20 – 04:12
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	03:59 – 05:04
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:08 – 12:00
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:44 – 14:36
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:52 – 18:16
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:04 – 18:36
Amṛta Kāla	17:49 – 19:34
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:08 – 00:00

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	14:49 – 16:26
Yamaganda	08:19 – 09:56
Gulika Kāla	11:34 – 13:11
Varjyam	05:37 – 05:57
Dur Muhūrta	08:06 – 08:32

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: North-West

Rāhu Vāsa: North

Ānandādi Yoga: Śubha (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):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga	05:04 – 06:42 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg	06:42 – 08:19 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala	08:19 – 09:56 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha	09:56 – 11:34 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta	11:34 – 13:11 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla	13:11 – 14:49 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha	14:49 – 16:26 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga	16:26 – 18:04 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla	18:04 – 19:26 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha	19:26 – 20:49 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga	20:49 – 22:11 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg	22:11 – 23:34 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala	23:34 – 00:56 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha	00:56 – 02:19 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta	02:19 – 03:42 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla	03:42 – 05:04 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 22.5958°

Longitude: 88.2636°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Maṅgala Walk (मङ्गल यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1871601.27
Julian Day	2460066.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1789°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	135.25°

🪷 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 (24.1789°), declination 15.25°, EoT 3.04 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: 2023-05-02 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)