पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · April 26, 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 9.13 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga
महात्मानस्तु मां पार्थ दैवीं प्रकृतिमाश्रिताः।

भजन्त्यनन्यमनसो ज्ञात्वा भूतादिमव्ययम्।।9.13।।
"9.13 But the Great Souls, O Arjuna! Filled with My Divine Spirit, they worship Me, they fix their minds on Me and on Me alone, for they know that I am the imperishable Source of being." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 9.13's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla 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)Śukla Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Bharaṇī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya12.09°MeṣaAśvinī P4
चन्द्र Candra26.41°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala3.91°MeṣaAśvinī P2
बुध Budha26.76°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati143.63°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
शुक्र Śukra51.21°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
शनि Śani7.41°MeṣaAśvinī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:08 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:02 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:35 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:58 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:06 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 53 Mins 49 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 06 Mins 11 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:25 – 04:16
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:03 – 05:08
Abhijit Muhūrta11:09 – 12:01
Vijaya Muhūrta13:44 – 14:35
Godhūli Muhūrta17:50 – 18:14
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:02 – 18:34
Amṛta Kāla17:47 – 19:32
Niśīta Muhūrta23:09 – 00:01

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:35 – 13:12
Yamaganda06:45 – 08:21
Gulika Kāla09:58 – 11:35
Varjyam05:40 – 06:01
Dur Muhūrta 08:08 – 08:34

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:08 – 06:45 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta06:45 – 08:21 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:21 – 09:58 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha09:58 – 11:35 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:35 – 13:12 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:12 – 14:48 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:48 – 16:25 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:25 – 18:02 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:02 – 19:25 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:25 – 20:48 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:48 – 22:12 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:12 – 23:35 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:35 – 00:58 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha00:58 – 02:21 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:21 – 03:45 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg03:45 – 05:08 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5130
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873422.27
Julian Day2461887.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2486°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)14.50°
🪷 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 (24.2486°), declination 13.63°, EoT 2.16 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: 2028-04-26 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)