पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · April 6, 2028 CE

🪷 आज: मीन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mīna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Pisces; Mīna-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 8.21 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga
अव्यक्तोऽक्षर इत्युक्तस्तमाहुः परमां गतिम्।

यं प्राप्य न निवर्तन्ते तद्धाम परमं मम।।8.21।।
"8.21 The wise say that the Unmanifest and Indestructible is the highest goal of all; when once That is reached, there is no return. That is My Blessed Home." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 8.21's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2085 Durmati
Śaka Saṁvat: 1950 Kīlaka
Bengali Saṁvat: 1435
Malayalam Era: 1204
Nanakshahi: 559
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Maghā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya352.52°MīnaRevatī P2
चन्द्र Candra125.44°SiṃhaMaghā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala348.67°MīnaRevatī P1
बुध Budha345.79°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati145.23°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
शुक्र Śukra37.34°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4
शनि Śani4.88°MeṣaAśvinī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:25 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:54 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:40 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:09 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:54 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 29 Mins 19 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 30 Mins 41 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:45 – 04:35
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:23 – 05:25
Abhijit Muhūrta11:15 – 12:05
Vijaya Muhūrta13:45 – 14:35
Godhūli Muhūrta17:42 – 18:06
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:54 – 18:26
Amṛta Kāla17:39 – 19:24
Niśīta Muhūrta23:15 – 00:05

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:13 – 14:47
Yamaganda05:25 – 06:59
Gulika Kāla08:32 – 10:06
Varjyam05:56 – 06:16
Dur Muhūrta 08:20 – 08:45

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (Auspicious)
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):
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 · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha05:25 – 06:59 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga06:59 – 08:32 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:32 – 10:06 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:06 – 11:40 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:40 – 13:13 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:13 – 14:47 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:47 – 16:21 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:21 – 17:54 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:54 – 19:21 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:21 – 20:47 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:47 – 22:13 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:13 – 23:40 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:40 – 01:06 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:06 – 02:32 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:32 – 03:59 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta03:59 – 05:25 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5129
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873402.27
Julian Day2461867.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2478°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)135.50°
🪷 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 (24.2478°), declination 6.59°, EoT -2.79 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: 2028-04-06 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)