पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · May 16, 2025 CE

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सङ्कष्टी चतुर्थी · Saṅkaṣṭī CaturthīPan-Hindu

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2082 Kālayukta

Śaka Saṁvat: 1947 Viśvāvasu

Bengali Saṁvat: 1432

Malayalam Era: 1201

Nanakshahi: 556

Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Mūla Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Sādhya
करण (Karaṇa)	Bava
वार (Vāra)	Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	31.24°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P2
चन्द्र Candra	248.37°	Dhanu	Mūla P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	108.20°	Karka	Aśleṣā P1
बुध Budha	15.07°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	60.22°	Mithuna	Mr̥gaśirā P3
शुक्र Śukra	346.12°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P4
शनि Śani	335.14°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	04:56 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:10 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:33 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	20:40 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	07:23 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 14 Mins 06 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 45 Mins 54 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:10 – 04:03
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	03:50 – 04:56
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:07 – 12:00
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:46 – 14:38
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:58 – 18:22
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:10 – 18:43
Amṛta Kāla	17:55 – 19:40
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:07 – 00:00

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	09:54 – 11:33
Yamaganda	14:52 – 16:31
Gulika Kāla	06:35 – 08:15
Varjyam	05:29 – 05:50
Dur Muhūrta	08:01 – 08:28

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: South-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)

Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)

Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala	04:56 – 06:35 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha	06:35 – 08:15 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta	08:15 – 09:54 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla	09:54 – 11:33 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha	11:33 – 13:12 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga	13:12 – 14:52 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg	14:52 – 16:31 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala	16:31 – 18:10 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga	18:10 – 19:31 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg	19:31 – 20:52 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala	20:52 – 22:12 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha	22:12 – 23:33 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta	23:33 – 00:54 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla	00:54 – 02:15 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha	02:15 – 03:35 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga	03:35 – 04:56 (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	5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1872346.27
Julian Day	2460811.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.2074°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	219.97°

🪷 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 (24.2074°), declination 19.12°, 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 at: 2026-05-14T10:52:37.916Z