पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · April 28, 2040 CE

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भगवान् नारद जयन्ती · Bhagavān Nārada JayantīVaishnava
वैशाखी · Baisakhi (Vaiśākhī)Regional

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 14.6 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga

तत्र सत्त्वं निर्मलत्वात्प्रकाशकमनामयम्।सुखसङ्गेन बध्नाति ज्ञानसङ्गेन चानघ।।14.6।।

"14.6 O Sinless One! Of these, Purity, being luminous, strong and invulnerable, binds one by its yearning for happiness and illumination." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 14.6's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa 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)	Kṛṣṇa Pratipada (16/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Viśākhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)	Kaulava
वार (Vāra)	Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	13.96°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P1
चन्द्र Candra	206.21°	Tulā	Viśākhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	92.81°	Karka	Punarvasu P4
बुध Budha	10.24°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	147.40°	Siṃha	Uttara Phalgunī P1
शुक्र Śukra	4.63°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P2
शनि Śani	161.34°	Kanyā	Hasta 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)	18:52 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	05:55 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 56 Mins 12 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 03 Mins 48 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:23 – 04:15
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:02 – 05:06
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:09 – 12:00
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:44 – 14:36
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:51 – 18:15
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:03 – 18:35
Amṛta Kāla	17:48 – 19:33
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:09 – 00:00

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	08:20 – 09:57
Yamaganda	13:11 – 14:49
Gulika Kāla	05:06 – 06:43
Varjyam	05:39 – 05:59
Dur Muhūrta	08:07 – 08:33

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: North

Rāhu Vāsa: East

Ānandādi Yoga: Maitra (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 · 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 · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla	05:06 – 06:43 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha	06:43 – 08:20 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga	08:20 – 09:57 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg	09:57 – 11:34 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala	11:34 – 13:11 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha	13:11 – 14:49 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta	14:49 – 16:26 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla	16:26 – 18:03 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha	18:03 – 19:26 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta	19:26 – 20:49 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla	20:49 – 22:11 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha	22:11 – 23:34 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga	23:34 – 00:57 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg	00:57 – 02:20 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala	02:20 – 03:43 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha	03:43 – 05:06 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 22.5958°

Longitude: 88.2636°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śani Walk (शनि यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Pratipada + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5142
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1877807.27
Julian Day	2466272.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.4163°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	190.64°

🪷 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 (24.4163°), declination 14.30°, EoT 2.49 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: 2040-04-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)