पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · April 17, 2037 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 3.5 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
न हि कश्िचत्क्षणमपि जातु तिष्ठत्यकर्मकृत्।

कार्यते ह्यवशः कर्म सर्वः प्रकृतिजैर्गुणैः।।3.5।।
"3.5 He cannot even for a moment remain really inactive, for the Qualities of Nature will compel him to act whether he will or no." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.5's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2094 Pramoda
Śaka Saṁvat: 1959 Piṅgala
Bengali Saṁvat: 1444
Malayalam Era: 1213
Nanakshahi: 568
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Bharaṇī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya3.01°MeṣaAśvinī P1
चन्द्र Candra18.67°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala299.50°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
बुध Budha359.38°MīnaRevatī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati57.39°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2
शुक्र Śukra9.31°MeṣaAśvinī P3
शनि Śani121.17°SiṃhaMaghā 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)06:10 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:09 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 42 Mins 54 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 17 Mins 06 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:34 – 04:24
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:12 – 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 Kāla10:01 – 11:37
Yamaganda14:47 – 16:23
Gulika Kāla06:51 – 08:26
Varjyam05:47 – 06:07
Dur Muhūrta 08:13 – 08:39

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mausala (Inauspicious)
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):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:15 – 06:51 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha06:51 – 08:26 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:26 – 10:01 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:01 – 11:37 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:37 – 13:12 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:12 – 14:47 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:47 – 16:23 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:23 – 17:58 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:58 – 19:23 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:23 – 20:47 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:47 – 22:12 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:12 – 23:37 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:37 – 01:01 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:01 – 02:26 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:26 – 03:51 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga03:51 – 05:15 (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 Year5139
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1876700.27
Julian Day2465165.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.3739°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)16.51°
🪷 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 (24.3739°), declination 10.54°, 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: 2037-04-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)