पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · May 11, 2025 CE

Also observed today

मेष सङ्क्रान्ति · Meṣa Saṅkrānti (Vaiśākhī / Vishu / Pohelā Boishākh / Bihu)Pan-Hindu
वैशाखी · Baisakhi (Vaiśākhī)Regional
छिन्नमस्ता जयन्ती · Chhinnamastā JayantīShakta

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 18.49 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga

असक्तबुद्धिः सर्वत्र जितात्मा विगतस्पृहः।नैष्कर्म्यसिद्धिं परमां संन्यासेनाधिगच्छति।।18.49।।

"18.49 He whose mind is entirely detached, who has conquered himself, whose desires have vanished, by his renunciation reaches that stage of perfect freedom where action completes itself and leaves no seed." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 18.49's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla 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)	Śukla Caturdaśī (14/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Svātī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)	Gara
वार (Vāra)	Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	26.41°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P4
चन्द्र Candra	188.28°	Tulā	Svātī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	105.74°	Karka	Puṣya P4
बुध Budha	6.16°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	59.16°	Vṛṣabha	Mr̥gaśirā P2
शुक्र Śukra	342.22°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P3
शनि Śani	334.70°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P1

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)	16:39 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	04:02 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 09 Mins 29 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 50 Mins 31 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:13 – 04:06
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	03:53 – 04:58
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:07 – 12:00
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:45 – 14:37
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	16:29 – 18:08
Yamaganda	11:33 – 13:12
Gulika Kāla	14:51 – 16:29
Varjyam	05:31 – 05:52
Dur Muhūrta	08:03 – 08:29

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: North

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Lumba (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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg	04:58 – 06:37 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala	06:37 – 08:16 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha	08:16 – 09:55 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta	09:55 – 11:33 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla	11:33 – 13:12 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha	13:12 – 14:51 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga	14:51 – 16:29 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg	16:29 – 18:08 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha	18:08 – 19:29 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga	19:29 – 20:51 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg	20:51 – 22:12 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala	22:12 – 23:33 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha	23:33 – 00:55 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta	00:55 – 02:16 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla	02:16 – 03:37 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha	03:37 – 04:58 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 22.5958°

Longitude: 88.2636°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Narasiṁha Jayantī Walk (नरसिंह जयन्ती यात्रा)

9 steps · festival walk
Today is Narasiṁha Jayantī — its dedicated walk.

Bhāgavata 7.8 (Prahlāda-Narasiṁha) + protective verses.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1872341.27
Julian Day	2460806.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.2072°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	161.57°

🪷 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 (24.2072°), declination 17.90°, EoT 3.71 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: 2025-05-11 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)