पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · April 19, 2040 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 13.32 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga
अनादित्वान्निर्गुणत्वात्परमात्मायमव्ययः।शरीरस्थोऽपि कौन्तेय न करोति न लिप्यते।।13.32।।
"13.32 The Supreme Spirit, O Prince, is without beginning, without Qualities and Imperishable, and though it be within the body, yet It does not act, nor is It affected by action." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 13.32's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2097 Śrīmukha
Śaka Saṁvat: 1962 Raudra
Bengali Saṁvat: 1447
Malayalam Era: 1216
Nanakshahi: 571
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Punarvasu Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya5.19°MeṣaAśvinī P2
चन्द्र Candra89.41°MithunaPunarvasu P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala88.47°MithunaPunarvasu P3
बुध Budha352.17°MīnaRevatī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati148.05°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
शुक्र Śukra353.53°MīnaRevatī P3
शनि Śani161.92°KanyāHasta 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)10:33 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)23:53 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 45 Mins 40 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 14 Mins 20 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

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

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:12 – 14:48
Yamaganda05:13 – 06:49
Gulika Kāla08:25 – 10:00
Varjyam05:45 – 06:06
Dur Muhūrta 08:12 – 08:38

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha05:13 – 06:49 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga06:49 – 08:25 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:25 – 10:00 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:00 – 11:36 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:36 – 13:12 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:12 – 14:48 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:48 – 16:23 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:23 – 17:59 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:59 – 19:23 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:23 – 20:48 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:48 – 22:12 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:12 – 23:36 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:36 – 01:00 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:00 – 02:25 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:25 – 03:49 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta03:49 – 05:13 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Punarvasu alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)
-1626101-04-03Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Punarvasu)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5142
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1877798.27
Julian Day2466263.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.4159°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)85.95°
🪷 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 (24.4159°), declination 11.33°, 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: 2040-04-19 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)