पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · April 1, 2025 CE

🪷 आज: मत्स्य जयन्ती — Matsya Jayantī
Matsya saved Vaivasvata Manu and the Vedas during the cosmic deluge.

Also observed today

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2082 Kālayukta
Śaka Saṁvat: 1947 Viśvāvasu
Bengali Saṁvat: 1432
Malayalam Era: 1201
Nanakshahi: 556
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Tṛtīyā (3/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Bharaṇī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya347.36°MīnaRevatī P1
चन्द्र Candra23.91°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala89.02°MithunaPunarvasu P3
बुध Budha334.30°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati51.72°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
शुक्र Śukra332.98°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
शनि Śani330.39°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:30 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:53 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:41 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:35 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:40 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 22 Mins 31 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 37 Mins 29 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:51 – 04:41
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:28 – 05:30
Abhijit Muhūrta11:17 – 12:06
Vijaya Muhūrta13:45 – 14:35
Godhūli Muhūrta17:41 – 18:05
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:53 – 18:23
Amṛta Kāla17:38 – 19:23
Niśīta Muhūrta23:17 – 00:06

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:47 – 16:20
Yamaganda08:36 – 10:08
Gulika Kāla11:41 – 13:14
Varjyam06:01 – 06:21
Dur Muhūrta 08:23 – 08:48

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Mudgara (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:30 – 07:03 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:03 – 08:36 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:36 – 10:08 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:08 – 11:41 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:41 – 13:14 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:14 – 14:47 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:47 – 16:20 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:20 – 17:53 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:53 – 19:20 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:20 – 20:47 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:47 – 22:14 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:14 – 23:41 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:41 – 01:08 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:08 – 02:36 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:36 – 04:03 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:03 – 05:30 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 22.5958°
Longitude: 88.2636°
Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872301.27
Julian Day2460766.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2057°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)33.92°
🪷 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 (24.2057°), declination 4.58°, EoT -4.34 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 at: 2026-05-14T09:43:27.503Z