पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · April 20, 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 3.8 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
नियतं कुरु कर्म त्वं कर्म ज्यायो ह्यकर्मणः।

शरीरयात्रापि च ते न प्रसिद्ध्येदकर्मणः।।3.8।।
"3.8 Do thy duty as prescribed, for action for duty's sake is superior to inaction. Even the maintenance of the body would be impossible if man remained inactive." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.8'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 Pañcamī (5/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya5.94°MeṣaAśvinī P2
चन्द्र Candra57.24°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala301.71°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
बुध Budha357.28°MīnaRevatī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati57.92°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2
शुक्र Śukra13.02°MeṣaAśvinī P4
शनि Śani121.12°SiṃhaMaghā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:13 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:59 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:36 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:17 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:45 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 46 Mins 33 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 13 Mins 27 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:31 – 04:22
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:09 – 05:13
Abhijit Muhūrta11:10 – 12:02
Vijaya Muhūrta13:44 – 14:35
Godhūli Muhūrta17:47 – 18:11
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:59 – 18:31
Amṛta Kāla17:44 – 19:29
Niśīta Muhūrta23:10 – 00:02

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla06:49 – 08:24
Yamaganda10:00 – 11:36
Gulika Kāla13:12 – 14:48
Varjyam05:45 – 06:05
Dur Muhūrta 08:12 – 08:37

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (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 · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta05:13 – 06:49 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla06:49 – 08:24 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:24 – 10:00 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:00 – 11:36 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:36 – 13:12 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:12 – 14:48 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:48 – 16:23 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:23 – 17:59 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:59 – 19:23 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:23 – 20:48 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:48 – 22:12 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:12 – 23:36 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:36 – 01:00 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:00 – 02:24 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:24 – 03:49 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala03:49 – 05:13 (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 Year5139
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1876703.27
Julian Day2465168.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.3741°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)53.13°
🪷 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 (24.3741°), declination 11.58°, EoT 0.97 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: 2037-04-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)