पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · April 15, 2028 CE

🪷 आज: मेष सङ्क्रान्ति — Meṣa Saṅkrānti (Vaiśākhī / Vishu / Pohelā Boishākh / Bihu)
Sun enters Aries; solar new year. Regional: Vaiśākhī (Punjab) · Vishu (Kerala) · Pohelā Boishākh (Bengal) · Bihu (Assam) · Tamil Puthāṇḍu.

Also observed today

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2085 Durmati
Śaka Saṁvat: 1950 Kīlaka
Bengali Saṁvat: 1435
Malayalam Era: 1204
Nanakshahi: 559
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī (21/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mūla Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Parigha
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya1.35°MeṣaAśvinī P1
चन्द्र Candra252.77°DhanuMūla P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala355.57°MīnaRevatī P3
बुध Budha4.28°MeṣaAśvinī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati144.38°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
शुक्र Śukra44.45°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
शनि Śani6.01°MeṣaAśvinī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:17 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:58 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:37 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)23:01 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:44 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 40 Mins 40 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 19 Mins 20 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:35 – 04:26
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:13 – 05:17
Abhijit Muhūrta11:12 – 12:03
Vijaya Muhūrta13:44 – 14:35
Godhūli Muhūrta17:46 – 18:10
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:58 – 18:29
Amṛta Kāla17:43 – 19:28
Niśīta Muhūrta23:12 – 00:03

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:27 – 10:02
Yamaganda13:12 – 14:47
Gulika Kāla05:17 – 06:52
Varjyam05:49 – 06:09
Dur Muhūrta 08:14 – 08:40

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Lumba (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 Kāla05:17 – 06:52 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha06:52 – 08:27 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:27 – 10:02 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:02 – 11:37 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:37 – 13:12 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:12 – 14:47 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:47 – 16:22 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:22 – 17:58 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:58 – 19:22 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:22 – 20:47 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:47 – 22:12 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:12 – 23:37 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:37 – 01:02 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:02 – 02:27 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:27 – 03:52 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha03:52 – 05:17 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5129
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873411.27
Julian Day2461876.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2482°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)250.07°
🪷 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 (24.2482°), declination 9.90°, EoT -0.24 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: 2028-04-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)