पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · April 23, 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 2.24 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
अच्छेद्योऽयमदाह्योऽयमक्लेद्योऽशोष्य एव च।

नित्यः सर्वगतः स्थाणुरचलोऽयं सनातनः।।2.24।।
"2.24 It is impenetrable; It can be neither drowned nor scorched nor dried. It is Eternal, All-pervading, Unchanging, Immovable and Most Ancient." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.24'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 Navamī (24/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śubha
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya8.89°MeṣaAśvinī P3
चन्द्र Candra285.94°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala251.54°DhanuMūla P4
बुध Budha353.01°MīnaRevatī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati306.72°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
शुक्र Śukra330.33°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
शनि Śani68.05°MithunaĀrdrā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:10 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:00 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:35 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)00:31 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)11:36 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 50 Mins 05 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 09 Mins 55 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:28 – 04:19
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:06 – 05:10
Abhijit Muhūrta11:10 – 12:01
Vijaya Muhūrta13:44 – 14:35
Godhūli Muhūrta17:48 – 18:12
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:00 – 18:32
Amṛta Kāla17:45 – 19:30
Niśīta Muhūrta23:10 – 00:01

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:23 – 09:59
Yamaganda13:12 – 14:48
Gulika Kāla05:10 – 06:47
Varjyam05:42 – 06:03
Dur Muhūrta 08:10 – 08:36

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla05:10 – 06:47 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha06:47 – 08:23 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:23 – 09:59 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg09:59 – 11:35 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:35 – 13:12 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:12 – 14:48 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:48 – 16:24 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:24 – 18:00 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:00 – 19:24 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:24 – 20:48 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:48 – 22:12 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:12 – 23:35 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:35 – 00:59 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg00:59 – 02:23 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:23 – 03:47 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha03:47 – 05:10 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5135
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1875245.27
Julian Day2463710.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.3183°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)280.06°
🪷 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 (24.3183°), declination 12.58°, EoT 1.60 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: 2033-04-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)