पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · April 26, 2040 CE

Also observed today

मेष सङ्क्रान्ति · Meṣa Saṅkrānti (Vaiśākhī / Vishu / Pohelā Boishākh / Bihu)Pan-Hindu
वैशाखी · Baisakhi (Vaiśākhī)Regional
छिन्नमस्ता जयन्ती · Chhinnamastā JayantīShakta

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 14.4 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga

सर्वयोनिषु कौन्तेय मूर्तयः सम्भवन्ति याः।तासां ब्रह्म महद्योनिरहं बीजप्रदः पिता।।14.4।।

"14.4 O illustrious son of Kunti! Through whatever wombs men are born, it is the Spirit Itself that conceives, and I am their Father." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 14.4'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 Caturdaśī (14/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Citrā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)	Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)	Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	12.02°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P4
चन्द्र Candra	178.13°	Kanyā	Citrā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	91.83°	Karka	Punarvasu P4
बुध Budha	6.05°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	147.53°	Siṃha	Uttara Phalgunī P1
शुक्र Śukra	2.17°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P1
शनि Śani	161.46°	Kanyā	Hasta P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:08 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:02 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:35 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	16:51 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	04:27 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 53 Mins 55 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 06 Mins 05 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:25 – 04:16
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:03 – 05:08
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:09 – 12:01
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:44 – 14:35
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:50 – 18:14
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:02 – 18:34
Amṛta Kāla	17:47 – 19:32
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:09 – 00:01

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	13:12 – 14:48
Yamaganda	05:08 – 06:45
Gulika Kāla	08:21 – 09:58
Varjyam	05:40 – 06:01
Dur Muhūrta	08:08 – 08:34

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)

Candra Vāsa: North-West

Rāhu Vāsa: North-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (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):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha	05:08 – 06:45 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga	06:45 – 08:21 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg	08:21 – 09:58 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala	09:58 – 11:35 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha	11:35 – 13:12 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta	13:12 – 14:48 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla	14:48 – 16:25 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha	16:25 – 18:02 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta	18:02 – 19:25 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla	19:25 – 20:48 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha	20:48 – 22:12 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga	22:12 – 23:35 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg	23:35 – 00:58 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala	00:58 – 02:21 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha	02:21 – 03:45 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta	03:45 – 05:08 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 22.5958°

Longitude: 88.2636°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Narasiṁha Jayantī Walk (नरसिंह जयन्ती यात्रा)

9 steps · festival walk
Today is Narasiṁha Jayantī — its dedicated walk.

Bhāgavata 7.8 (Prahlāda-Narasiṁha) + protective verses.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5142
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1877805.27
Julian Day	2466270.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.4162°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	165.10°

🪷 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 (24.4162°), declination 13.66°, EoT 2.16 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: 2040-04-26 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)