पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · May 2, 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 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 Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Āśleṣā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya17.92°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
चन्द्र Candra107.14°KarkaAśleṣā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala8.42°MeṣaAśvinī P3
बुध Budha36.91°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati143.36°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
शुक्र Śukra53.66°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
शनि Śani8.17°MeṣaAśvinī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:04 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:04 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:34 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)10:58 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)00:03 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 00 Mins 31 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 59 Mins 29 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:20 – 04:12
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:59 – 05:04
Abhijit Muhūrta11:08 – 12:00
Vijaya Muhūrta13:44 – 14:36
Godhūli Muhūrta17:52 – 18:16
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:04 – 18:37
Amṛta Kāla17:49 – 19:34
Niśīta Muhūrta23:08 – 00:00

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:49 – 16:27
Yamaganda08:19 – 09:56
Gulika Kāla11:34 – 13:11
Varjyam05:36 – 05:57
Dur Muhūrta 08:06 – 08:32

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
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 · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:04 – 06:41 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg06:41 – 08:19 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:19 – 09:56 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha09:56 – 11:34 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:34 – 13:11 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:11 – 14:49 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:49 – 16:27 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:27 – 18:04 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:04 – 19:27 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:27 – 20:49 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:49 – 22:11 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:11 – 23:34 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:34 – 00:56 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha00:56 – 02:19 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:19 – 03:41 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla03:41 – 05:04 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Āśleṣā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5130
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873428.27
Julian Day2461893.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2488°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)90.91°
🪷 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 (24.2488°), declination 15.49°, EoT 3.04 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: 2028-05-02 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)