पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · May 5, 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 12.9 · Chapter 12 · भक्तियोग · Bhakti-Yoga
अथ चित्तं समाधातुं न शक्नोषि मयि स्थिरम्।अभ्यासयोगेन ततो मामिच्छाप्तुं धनञ्जय।।12.9।।
"12.9 But if thou canst not fix thy mind firmly on Me, then, My beloved friend, try to do so by constant practice." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 12.9's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla 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)Śukla Daśamī (10/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya20.78°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
चन्द्र Candra134.22°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala66.98°MithunaĀrdrā P1
बुध Budha19.19°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati33.78°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P3
शुक्र Śukra52.52°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
शनि Śani107.93°KarkaAśleṣā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:02 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:05 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:34 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:51 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)01:24 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 03 Mins 47 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 56 Mins 13 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:17 – 04:09
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:56 – 05:02
Abhijit Muhūrta11:07 – 12:00
Vijaya Muhūrta13:44 – 14:36
Godhūli Muhūrta17:53 – 18:17
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:05 – 18:38
Amṛta Kāla17:50 – 19:35
Niśīta Muhūrta23:07 – 00:00

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla06:40 – 08:18
Yamaganda09:56 – 11:34
Gulika Kāla13:12 – 14:50
Varjyam05:34 – 05:55
Dur Muhūrta 08:05 – 08:31

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Lumba (Auspicious)
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):
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 · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta05:02 – 06:40 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla06:40 – 08:18 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:18 – 09:56 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga09:56 – 11:34 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:34 – 13:12 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:12 – 14:50 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:50 – 16:28 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:28 – 18:05 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:05 – 19:28 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:28 – 20:50 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:50 – 22:12 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:12 – 23:34 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:34 – 00:56 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga00:56 – 02:18 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:18 – 03:40 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala03:40 – 05:02 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5138
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1876353.27
Julian Day2464818.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.3607°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)113.45°
🪷 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 (24.3607°), declination 16.38°, EoT 3.35 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: 2036-05-05 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)