पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · April 19, 2038 CE

Also observed today

मेष सङ्क्रान्ति · Meṣa Saṅkrānti (Vaiśākhī / Vishu / Pohelā Boishākh / Bihu)Pan-Hindu
वैशाखी · Baisakhi (Vaiśākhī)Regional
कूर्म जयन्ती · Kūrma JayantīVaishnava
चण्डिका जयन्ती · Chaṇḍikā JayantīShakta
चित्रा पौर्णमी · Citrā PaurṇamīRegional
वैशाख पूर्णिमा व्रत · Vaiśākha Pūrṇimā VratPan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 13.2 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga

श्री भगवानुवाचइदं शरीरं कौन्तेय क्षेत्रमित्यभिधीयते।एतद्यो वेत्ति तं प्राहुः क्षेत्रज्ञ इति तद्विदः।।13.2।।

"13.2 Lord Shri Krishna replied: O Arjuna! The body of man is the playground of the Self; and That which knows the activities of Matter, sages call the Self." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 13.2's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2095 Prajāpati

Śaka Saṁvat: 1960 Kālayukta

Bengali Saṁvat: 1445

Malayalam Era: 1214

Nanakshahi: 569

Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Pūrṇimā (15/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Citrā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)	Bava
वार (Vāra)	Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	4.71°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P2
चन्द्र Candra	179.00°	Kanyā	Citrā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	71.74°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P2
बुध Budha	337.90°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	86.15°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P2
शुक्र Śukra	320.51°	Kumbha	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P1
शनि Śani	134.81°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:14 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:59 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:36 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	17:26 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	05:01 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 45 Mins 03 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 14 Mins 57 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:32 – 04:23
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:10 – 05:14
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:11 – 12:02
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:44 – 14:35
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:47 – 18:11
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:59 – 18:31
Amṛta Kāla	17:44 – 19:29
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:11 – 00:02

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	06:49 – 08:25
Yamaganda	10:01 – 11:36
Gulika Kāla	13:12 – 14:47
Varjyam	05:46 – 06:06
Dur Muhūrta	08:12 – 08:38

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: North-West

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (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):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta	05:14 – 06:49 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla	06:49 – 08:25 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha	08:25 – 10:01 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga	10:01 – 11:36 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg	11:36 – 13:12 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala	13:12 – 14:47 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha	14:47 – 16:23 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta	16:23 – 17:59 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala	17:59 – 19:23 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha	19:23 – 20:47 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta	20:47 – 22:12 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla	22:12 – 23:36 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha	23:36 – 01:01 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga	01:01 – 02:25 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg	02:25 – 03:49 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala	03:49 – 05:14 (neutral)

Coordinates

Latitude: 22.5958°

Longitude: 88.2636°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Buddha Pūrṇimā Walk (बुद्ध पूर्णिमा यात्रा)

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:

-3137-10-04 — Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)

-0562-04-11 — Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5140
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1877067.27
Julian Day	2465532.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.3880°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	174.39°

🪷 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 (24.3880°), declination 11.15°, EoT 0.74 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: 2038-04-19 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)