पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · May 9, 2031 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 2.10 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
तमुवाच हृषीकेशः प्रहसन्निव भारत।

सेनयोरुभयोर्मध्ये विषीदन्तमिदं वचः।।2.10।।
"2.10 Thereupon the Lord, with a gracious smile, addressed him who was so much depressed in the midst of the two armies." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.10's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā (17/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Jyeṣṭhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Parigha
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya23.96°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
चन्द्र Candra229.74°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala197.42°TulāSvātī P4
बुध Budha357.58°MīnaRevatī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati243.85°DhanuMūla P2
शुक्र Śukra67.24°MithunaĀrdrā P1
शनि Śani44.74°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:00 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:07 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:33 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)19:53 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)06:40 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 07 Mins 04 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 52 Mins 56 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:15 – 04:07
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:54 – 05:00
Abhijit Muhūrta11:07 – 12:00
Vijaya Muhūrta13:44 – 14:37
Godhūli Muhūrta17:55 – 18:19
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:07 – 18:40
Amṛta Kāla17:52 – 19:37
Niśīta Muhūrta23:07 – 00:00

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:55 – 11:33
Yamaganda14:50 – 16:28
Gulika Kāla06:38 – 08:17
Varjyam05:33 – 05:54
Dur Muhūrta 08:03 – 08:30

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mudgara (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 · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:00 – 06:38 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha06:38 – 08:17 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:17 – 09:55 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla09:55 – 11:33 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:33 – 13:12 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:12 – 14:50 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:50 – 16:28 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:28 – 18:07 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:07 – 19:28 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:28 – 20:50 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:50 – 22:12 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:12 – 23:33 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:33 – 00:55 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla00:55 – 02:17 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:17 – 03:38 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga03:38 – 05:00 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā + Jyeṣṭhā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Jyeṣṭhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5133
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1874530.27
Julian Day2462995.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2909°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)203.67°
🪷 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 17.26°, EoT 3.63 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: 2031-05-09 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)