पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · May 21, 2031 CE

🪷 आज: वट सावित्री अमावस्या — Vaṭa Sāvitrī Amāvasyā
Sāvitrī's redemption of Satyavān from Yama; pati-vrata observance.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.22 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
वासांसि जीर्णानि यथा विहाय

नवानि गृह्णाति नरोऽपराणि।

तथा शरीराणि विहाय जीर्णा-

न्यन्यानि संयाति नवानि देही।।2.22।।
"2.22 As a man discards his threadbare robes and puts on new, so the Spirit throws off Its worn-out bodies and takes fresh ones." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.22's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2088 Raktākṣī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1953 Virodhakṛt
Bengali Saṁvat: 1438
Malayalam Era: 1207
Nanakshahi: 562
Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā (30/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Kṛttikā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Nāga
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya35.54°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P3
चन्द्र Candra32.61°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala193.33°TulāSvātī P3
बुध Budha15.31°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati242.81°DhanuMūla P1
शुक्र Śukra79.98°MithunaĀrdrā P4
शनि Śani46.26°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:54 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:12 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:33 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:45 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:58 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 17 Mins 55 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 42 Mins 05 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:08 – 04:01
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:48 – 04:54
Abhijit Muhūrta11:07 – 12:00
Vijaya Muhūrta13:46 – 14:40
Godhūli Muhūrta18:00 – 18:24
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:12 – 18:46
Amṛta Kāla17:57 – 19:42
Niśīta Muhūrta23:07 – 00:00

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:33 – 13:13
Yamaganda06:34 – 08:14
Gulika Kāla09:54 – 11:33
Varjyam05:28 – 05:49
Dur Muhūrta 08:01 – 08:27

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Lumba (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha04:54 – 06:34 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta06:34 – 08:14 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:14 – 09:54 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha09:54 – 11:33 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:33 – 13:13 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:13 – 14:53 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:53 – 16:33 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:33 – 18:12 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:12 – 19:33 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:33 – 20:53 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:53 – 22:13 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:13 – 23:33 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:33 – 00:54 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha00:54 – 02:14 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:14 – 03:34 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg03:34 – 04:54 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-04Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā)
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Kṛttikā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5133
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1874542.27
Julian Day2463007.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2914°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)358.51°
🪷 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 (24.2914°), declination 20.11°, EoT 3.54 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: 2031-05-21 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)