पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · April 15, 2036 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 11.44 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
तस्मात्प्रणम्य प्रणिधाय कायं

प्रसादये त्वामहमीशमीड्यम्।

पितेव पुत्रस्य सखेव सख्युः

प्रियः प्रियायार्हसि देव सोढुम्।।11.44।।
"11.44 Therefore I prostrate myself before Thee, O Lord! Most Adorable! I salute Thee, I ask Thy blessing. Only Thou canst be trusted to bear with me, as father to son, as friend to friend, as lover to his beloved." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.44's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2093 Śukla
Śaka Saṁvat: 1958 Nala
Bengali Saṁvat: 1443
Malayalam Era: 1212
Nanakshahi: 567
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Pañcamī (20/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Jyeṣṭhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Varīyān
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya1.30°MeṣaAśvinī P1
चन्द्र Candra232.15°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala54.46°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
बुध Budha20.30°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati29.24°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
शुक्र Śukra43.68°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
शनि Śani107.50°KarkaAśleṣā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:17 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:58 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:37 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)21:38 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)08:23 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 40 Mins 44 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 19 Mins 16 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:35 – 04:26
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:13 – 05:17
Abhijit Muhūrta11:12 – 12:03
Vijaya Muhūrta13:44 – 14:35
Godhūli Muhūrta17:46 – 18:10
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:58 – 18:29
Amṛta Kāla17:43 – 19:28
Niśīta Muhūrta23:12 – 00:03

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:47 – 16:22
Yamaganda08:27 – 10:02
Gulika Kāla11:37 – 13:12
Varjyam05:49 – 06:09
Dur Muhūrta 08:14 – 08:40

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (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):
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 Roga05:17 – 06:52 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg06:52 – 08:27 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:27 – 10:02 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:02 – 11:37 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:37 – 13:12 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:12 – 14:47 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:47 – 16:22 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:22 – 17:58 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:58 – 19:22 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:22 – 20:47 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:47 – 22:12 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:12 – 23:37 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:37 – 01:02 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:02 – 02:27 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:27 – 03:52 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla03:52 – 05:17 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5137
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1876333.27
Julian Day2464798.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.3599°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)232.01°
🪷 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 (24.3599°), declination 9.92°, EoT -0.24 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: 2036-04-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)