पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · April 20, 2033 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 2.21 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
वेदाविनाशिनं नित्यं य एनमजमव्ययम्।

कथं स पुरुषः पार्थ कं घातयति हन्ति कम्।।2.21।।
"2.21 He who knows the Spirit as Indestructible, Immortal, Unborn, Always-the-Same, how should he kill or cause to be killed?" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.21's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2090 Akṣaya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1955 Pramādī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1440
Malayalam Era: 1209
Nanakshahi: 564
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī (21/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mūla Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya5.97°MeṣaAśvinī P2
चन्द्र Candra245.73°DhanuMūla P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala250.52°DhanuMūla P4
बुध Budha347.67°MīnaRevatī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati306.21°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
शुक्र Śukra329.19°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
शनि Śani67.80°MithunaĀrdrā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:13 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:59 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:36 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)22:14 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)08:56 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 46 Mins 30 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 13 Mins 30 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:31 – 04:22
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:09 – 05:13
Abhijit Muhūrta11:10 – 12:02
Vijaya Muhūrta13:44 – 14:35
Godhūli Muhūrta17:47 – 18:11
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:59 – 18:31
Amṛta Kāla17:44 – 19:29
Niśīta Muhūrta23:10 – 00:02

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:36 – 13:12
Yamaganda06:49 – 08:24
Gulika Kāla10:00 – 11:36
Varjyam05:45 – 06:05
Dur Muhūrta 08:12 – 08:37

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:13 – 06:49 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta06:49 – 08:24 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:24 – 10:00 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:00 – 11:36 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:36 – 13:12 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:12 – 14:48 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:48 – 16:23 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:23 – 17:59 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:59 – 19:23 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:23 – 20:48 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:48 – 22:12 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:12 – 23:36 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:36 – 01:00 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:00 – 02:24 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:24 – 03:49 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg03:49 – 05:13 (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 Year5135
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1875242.27
Julian Day2463707.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.3182°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)242.80°
🪷 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 (24.3182°), declination 11.57°, EoT 0.97 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: 2033-04-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)