पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · April 21, 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 3.9 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
यज्ञार्थात्कर्मणोऽन्यत्र लोकोऽयं कर्मबन्धनः।

तदर्थं कर्म कौन्तेय मुक्तसंगः समाचर।।3.9।।
"3.9 In this world people are fettered by action, unless it is performed as a sacrifice. Therefore, O Arjuna, let thy acts be done without attachment, as sacrifice only." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.9'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 Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Ārdrā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya6.92°MeṣaAśvinī P3
चन्द्र Candra70.51°MithunaĀrdrā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala302.45°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
बुध Budha356.67°MīnaRevatī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati58.10°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2
शुक्र Śukra14.25°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
शनि Śani121.11°SiṃhaMaghā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:12 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:00 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:36 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:06 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:34 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 47 Mins 44 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 12 Mins 16 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:30 – 04:21
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:08 – 05:12
Abhijit Muhūrta11:10 – 12:01
Vijaya Muhūrta13:44 – 14:35
Godhūli Muhūrta17:48 – 18:12
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:00 – 18:32
Amṛta Kāla17:45 – 19:30
Niśīta Muhūrta23:10 – 00:01

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:48 – 16:24
Yamaganda08:24 – 10:00
Gulika Kāla11:36 – 13:12
Varjyam05:44 – 06:04
Dur Muhūrta 08:11 – 08:37

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:12 – 06:48 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg06:48 – 08:24 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:24 – 10:00 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:00 – 11:36 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:36 – 13:12 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:12 – 14:48 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:48 – 16:24 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:24 – 18:00 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:00 – 19:24 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:24 – 20:48 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:48 – 22:12 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:12 – 23:36 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:36 – 01:00 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:00 – 02:24 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:24 – 03:48 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla03:48 – 05:12 (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 Time

Kali Year5139
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1876704.27
Julian Day2465169.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.3741°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)65.63°
🪷 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 11.92°, EoT 1.19 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: 2037-04-21 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)