पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · May 7, 2031 CE

Also observed today

मेष सङ्क्रान्ति · Meṣa Saṅkrānti (Vaiśākhī / Vishu / Pohelā Boishākh / Bihu)Pan-Hindu
वैशाखी · Baisakhi (Vaiśākhī)Regional
कूर्म जयन्ती · Kūrma JayantīVaishnava
चण्डिका जयन्ती · Chaṇḍikā JayantīShakta
चित्रा पौर्णमी · Citrā PaurṇamīRegional
वैशाख पूर्णिमा व्रत · Vaiśākha Pūrṇimā VratPan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 2.8 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga

न हि प्रपश्यामि ममापनुद्या

द्यच्छोकमुच्छोषणमिन्द्रियाणाम्।

अवाप्य भूमावसपत्नमृद्धम्

राज्यं सुराणामपि चाधिपत्यम्।।2.8।।

"2.8 For should I attain the monarchy of the visible world, or over the invisible world, it would not drive away the anguish which is now paralysing my senses."" — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 2.8's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2088 Raktākṣī

Śaka Saṁvat: 1953 Virodhakṛt

Bengali Saṁvat: 1438

Malayalam Era: 1207

Nanakshahi: 562

Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Pūrṇimā (15/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Svātī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)	Bava
वार (Vāra)	Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	22.02°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P3
चन्द्र Candra	200.49°	Tulā	Viśākhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	198.15°	Tulā	Svātī P4
बुध Budha	355.17°	Mīna	Revatī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	243.99°	Dhanu	Mūla P2
शुक्र Śukra	65.06°	Mithuna	Mr̥gaśirā P4
शनि Śani	44.49°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:01 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:06 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:33 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	17:53 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	05:02 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 05 Mins 02 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 54 Mins 58 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:16 – 04:09
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	03:55 – 05:01
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:07 – 12:00
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:44 – 14:37
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:54 – 18:18
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:06 – 18:39
Amṛta Kāla	17:51 – 19:36
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:07 – 00:00

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	11:33 – 13:12
Yamaganda	06:39 – 08:17
Gulika Kāla	09:55 – 11:33
Varjyam	05:34 – 05:55
Dur Muhūrta	08:04 – 08:30

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: North

Rāhu Vāsa: South-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Sushira (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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha	05:01 – 06:39 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta	06:39 – 08:17 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla	08:17 – 09:55 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha	09:55 – 11:33 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga	11:33 – 13:12 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg	13:12 – 14:50 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala	14:50 – 16:28 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha	16:28 – 18:06 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg	18:06 – 19:28 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala	19:28 – 20:50 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha	20:50 – 22:12 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta	22:12 – 23:33 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla	23:33 – 00:55 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha	00:55 – 02:17 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga	02:17 – 03:39 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg	03:39 – 05:01 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 22.5958°

Longitude: 88.2636°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Buddha Pūrṇimā Walk (बुद्ध पूर्णिमा यात्रा)

7 steps · festival walk
Today is Buddha Pūrṇimā — its dedicated walk.

Bhāgavata 1.3.24 (Buddha as 21st avatāra) + BG 12.13 (compassion) + Dhammapada parallels.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Pūrṇimā + Svātī alignment also occurred on:

-3137-10-04 — Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)

-0562-04-11 — Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5133
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1874528.27
Julian Day	2462993.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.2909°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	177.17°

🪷 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 (24.2909°), declination 16.72°, EoT 3.51 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: 2031-05-07 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)