पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · April 21, 2025 CE

Also observed today

वैशाखी · Baisakhi (Vaiśākhī)Regional

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 18.29 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga

बुद्धेर्भेदं धृतेश्चैव गुणतस्त्रिविधं श्रृणु।प्रोच्यमानमशेषेण पृथक्त्वेन धनञ्जय।।18.29।।

"18.29 Reason and conviction are threefold, according to the Quality which is dominant. I will explain them fully and severally, O Arjuna!" — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 18.29's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2082 Kālayukta

Śaka Saṁvat: 1947 Viśvāvasu

Bengali Saṁvat: 1432

Malayalam Era: 1201

Nanakshahi: 556

Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Śravaṇa Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Sādhya
करण (Karaṇa)	Kaulava
वार (Vāra)	Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	6.99°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P3
चन्द्र Candra	276.71°	Makara	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	96.59°	Karka	Puṣya P1
बुध Budha	339.33°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	55.17°	Vṛṣabha	Mr̥gaśirā P1
शुक्र Śukra	331.29°	Mīna	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P4
शनि Śani	332.69°	Mīna	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:12 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:00 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:36 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	00:07 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	11:03 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 47 Mins 38 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 12 Mins 22 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:30 – 04:21
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:08 – 05:12
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:10 – 12:01
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:44 – 14:35
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:48 – 18:12
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:00 – 18:32
Amṛta Kāla	17:45 – 19:30
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:10 – 00:01

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	06:48 – 08:24
Yamaganda	10:00 – 11:36
Gulika Kāla	13:12 – 14:48
Varjyam	05:44 – 06:04
Dur Muhūrta	08:11 – 08:37

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (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 Amṛta	05:12 – 06:48 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla	06:48 – 08:24 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha	08:24 – 10:00 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga	10:00 – 11:36 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg	11:36 – 13:12 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala	13:12 – 14:48 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha	14:48 – 16:24 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta	16:24 – 18:00 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala	18:00 – 19:24 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha	19:24 – 20:48 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta	20:48 – 22:12 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla	22:12 – 23:36 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha	23:36 – 01:00 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga	01:00 – 02:24 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg	02:24 – 03:48 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala	03:48 – 05:12 (neutral)

Coordinates

Latitude: 22.5958°

Longitude: 88.2636°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Candra Walk (चन्द्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Śravaṇa alignment also occurred on:

-3226-07-09 — Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1872321.27
Julian Day	2460786.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.2065°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	273.29°

🪷 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 (24.2065°), declination 11.89°, EoT 1.19 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: 2025-04-21 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)