पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · April 17, 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 11.46 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
किरीटिनं गदिनं चक्रहस्त

मिच्छामि त्वां द्रष्टुमहं तथैव।

तेनैव रूपेण चतुर्भुजेन

सहस्रबाहो भव विश्वमूर्ते।।11.46।।
"11.46 I long to see Thee as thou wert before, with the crown, the sceptre and the discus in Thy hands; in Thy other Form, with Thy four hands, O Thou Whose arms are countless and Whose forms are infinite." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.46'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 Saptamī (22/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya3.26°MeṣaAśvinī P1
चन्द्र Candra256.52°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala55.71°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
बुध Budha21.84°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati29.68°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
शुक्र Śukra45.01°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
शनि Śani107.51°KarkaAśleṣā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:15 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:58 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:37 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)23:08 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:52 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 43 Mins 12 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 16 Mins 48 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:33 – 04:24
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:11 – 05:15
Abhijit Muhūrta11:11 – 12:02
Vijaya Muhūrta13:44 – 14:35
Godhūli Muhūrta17:46 – 18:10
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:58 – 18:30
Amṛta Kāla17:43 – 19:28
Niśīta Muhūrta23:11 – 00:02

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:12 – 14:47
Yamaganda05:15 – 06:50
Gulika Kāla08:26 – 10:01
Varjyam05:47 – 06:07
Dur Muhūrta 08:13 – 08:39

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha05:15 – 06:50 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga06:50 – 08:26 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:26 – 10:01 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:01 – 11:37 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:37 – 13:12 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:12 – 14:47 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:47 – 16:23 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:23 – 17:58 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:58 – 19:23 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:23 – 20:47 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:47 – 22:12 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:12 – 23:37 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:37 – 01:01 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:01 – 02:26 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:26 – 03:50 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta03:50 – 05:15 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5138
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1876335.27
Julian Day2464800.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.3600°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)253.89°
🪷 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 (24.3600°), declination 10.63°, EoT 0.26 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: 2036-04-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)