पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · May 12, 2023 CE

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वैशाखी · Baisakhi (Vaiśākhī)Regional

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa 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)	Kṛṣṇa Saptamī (22/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Śravaṇa Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Śukla
करण (Karaṇa)	Bava
वार (Vāra)	Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	26.91°	Meṣa	Kṛttikā P1
चन्द्र Candra	289.41°	Makara	Śravaṇa P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	90.63°	Karka	Punarvasu P4
बुध Budha	11.73°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	4.77°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P2
शुक्र Śukra	70.39°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P2
शनि Śani	312.03°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P2

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)	23:29 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	10:37 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 09 Mins 57 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 50 Mins 03 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:13 – 04:06
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	09:54 – 11:33
Yamaganda	14:51 – 16:29
Gulika Kāla	06:37 – 08:16
Varjyam	05:31 – 05:52
Dur Muhūrta	08:03 – 08:29

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: South-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (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 · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala	04:58 – 06:37 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha	06:37 – 08:16 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta	08:16 – 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 – 16:29 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala	16:29 – 18:08 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga	18:08 – 19:29 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg	19:29 – 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 – 02:16 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha	02:16 – 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	5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1871611.27
Julian Day	2460076.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1793°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	261.85°

🪷 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 (24.1793°), declination 18.03°, 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: 2023-05-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)