पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · May 4, 2035 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 2.64 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
रागद्वेषवियुक्तैस्तु विषयानिन्द्रियैश्चरन्।

आत्मवश्यैर्विधेयात्मा प्रसादमधिगच्छति।।2.64।।
"2.64 But the self-controlled soul, who moves amongst sense objects, free from either attachment or repulsion, he wins eternal Peace." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.64's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2092 Vibhava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1957 Rākṣasa
Bengali Saṁvat: 1442
Malayalam Era: 1211
Nanakshahi: 566
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Bhādrapadā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya19.09°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
चन्द्र Candra328.56°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala288.75°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
बुध Budha39.28°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati5.99°MeṣaAśvinī P2
शुक्र Śukra352.66°MīnaRevatī P2
शनि Śani94.75°KarkaPuṣya P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:03 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:05 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:34 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:14 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)14:09 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 01 Mins 56 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 58 Mins 04 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:18 – 04:11
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:58 – 05:03
Abhijit Muhūrta11:08 – 12:00
Vijaya Muhūrta13:44 – 14:36
Godhūli Muhūrta17:53 – 18:17
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:05 – 18:37
Amṛta Kāla17:50 – 19:35
Niśīta Muhūrta23:08 – 00:00

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:56 – 11:34
Yamaganda14:49 – 16:27
Gulika Kāla06:40 – 08:18
Varjyam05:35 – 05:56
Dur Muhūrta 08:05 – 08:31

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (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 · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:03 – 06:40 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha06:40 – 08:18 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:18 – 09:56 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla09:56 – 11:34 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:34 – 13:11 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:11 – 14:49 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:49 – 16:27 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:27 – 18:05 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:05 – 19:27 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:27 – 20:49 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:49 – 22:11 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:11 – 23:34 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:34 – 00:56 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla00:56 – 02:18 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:18 – 03:40 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga03:40 – 05:03 (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 Time

Kali Year5137
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1875986.27
Julian Day2464451.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.3466°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)310.83°
🪷 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 (24.3466°), declination 15.87°, EoT 3.26 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: 2035-05-04 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)