पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · April 21, 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

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 9.8 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga
प्रकृतिं स्वामवष्टभ्य विसृजामि पुनः पुनः।

भूतग्राममिमं कृत्स्नमवशं प्रकृतेर्वशात्।।9.8।।
"9.8 With the help of Nature, again and again I pour forth the whole multitude of beings, whether they will or no, for they are ruled by My Will." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 9.8's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

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 Dvādaśī (27/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Bhādrapadā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya7.22°MeṣaAśvinī P3
चन्द्र Candra324.51°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala0.13°MeṣaAśvinī P1
बुध Budha16.90°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati143.93°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
शुक्र Śukra48.46°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
शनि Śani6.78°MeṣaAśvinī P3

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)02:50 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)14:40 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 47 Mins 57 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 12 Mins 03 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:29 – 04:21
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:08 – 05:12
Abhijit Muhūrta11:10 – 12:01
Vijaya Muhūrta13:44 – 14:35
Godhūli Muhūrta17:48 – 18:12
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:00 – 18:32
Amṛta Kāla17:45 – 19:30
Niśīta Muhūrta23:10 – 00:01

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:00 – 11:36
Yamaganda14:48 – 16:24
Gulika Kāla06:48 – 08:24
Varjyam05:44 – 06:04
Dur Muhūrta 08:11 – 08:37

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (Inauspicious)
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 · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:12 – 06:48 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha06:48 – 08:24 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:24 – 10:00 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:00 – 11:36 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:36 – 13:12 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:12 – 14:48 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:48 – 16:24 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:24 – 18:00 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:00 – 19:24 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:24 – 20:48 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:48 – 22:12 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:12 – 23:36 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:36 – 01:00 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:00 – 02:24 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:24 – 03:48 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga03:48 – 05:12 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5130
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873417.27
Julian Day2461882.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2484°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)315.92°
🪷 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 (24.2484°), declination 11.98°, 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: 2028-04-21 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)