पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · April 29, 2037 CE

🪷 आज: बुद्ध पूर्णिमा — Buddha Pūrṇimā
Buddha's birth, enlightenment, and mahāparinirvāṇa all on this Vaiśākha Pūrṇimā. Most sacred Buddhist + Vaishnava day.
Historical anchor: Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (Lumbinī, Nepal) — -0562-04-11 →

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 3.17 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
यस्त्वात्मरतिरेव स्यादात्मतृप्तश्च मानवः।

आत्मन्येव च सन्तुष्टस्तस्य कार्यं न विद्यते।।3.17।।
"3.17 On the other hand, the soul who meditates on the Self is content to serve the Self and rests satisfied within the Self; there remains nothing more for him to accomplish." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.17'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 Pūrṇimā (15/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya14.71°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
चन्द्र Candra184.60°TulāCitrā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala308.37°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
बुध Budha354.26°MīnaRevatī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati59.58°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2
शुक्र Śukra24.13°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
शनि Śani121.08°SiṃhaMaghā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:06 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:03 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:34 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)17:10 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)04:38 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 57 Mins 01 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 02 Mins 59 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:22 – 04:14
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:01 – 05:06
Abhijit Muhūrta11:08 – 12:00
Vijaya Muhūrta13:44 – 14:36
Godhūli Muhūrta17:51 – 18:15
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:03 – 18:35
Amṛta Kāla17:48 – 19:33
Niśīta Muhūrta23:08 – 00:00

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:34 – 13:11
Yamaganda06:43 – 08:20
Gulika Kāla09:57 – 11:34
Varjyam05:38 – 05:59
Dur Muhūrta 08:07 – 08:33

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:06 – 06:43 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta06:43 – 08:20 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:20 – 09:57 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha09:57 – 11:34 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:34 – 13:11 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:11 – 14:49 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:49 – 16:26 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:26 – 18:03 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:03 – 19:26 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:26 – 20:49 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:49 – 22:11 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:11 – 23:34 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:34 – 00:57 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha00:57 – 02:20 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:20 – 03:43 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg03:43 – 05:06 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · festival walk
Today is Buddha Pūrṇimā — its dedicated walk.
Bhāgavata 1.3.24 (Buddha as 21st avatāra) + BG 12.13 (compassion) + Dhammapada parallels.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Pūrṇimā + Citrā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-04Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)
-0562-04-11Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5139
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1876712.27
Julian Day2465177.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.3744°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)171.57°
🪷 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 (24.3744°), declination 14.52°, EoT 2.64 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: 2037-04-29 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)