पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · May 3, 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 14.11 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
सर्वद्वारेषु देहेऽस्मिन्प्रकाश उपजायते।ज्ञानं यदा तदा विद्याद्विवृद्धं सत्त्वमित्युत।।14.11।।
"14.11 When the light of knowledge gleams forth from all the gates of the body, then be sure that Purity prevails." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 14.11'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 Saptamī (22/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śubha
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya18.82°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
चन्द्र Candra278.34°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala95.31°KarkaPuṣya P1
बुध Budha21.00°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati147.14°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
शुक्र Śukra10.79°MeṣaAśvinī P4
शनि Śani161.05°KanyāHasta P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:03 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:05 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:34 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)23:23 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)10:21 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 01 Mins 42 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 58 Mins 18 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:19 – 04:11
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:58 – 05:03
Abhijit Muhūrta11:08 – 12:00
Vijaya Muhūrta13:44 – 14:36
Godhūli Muhūrta17:53 – 18:17
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:05 – 18:37
Amṛta Kāla17:50 – 19:35
Niśīta Muhūrta23:08 – 00:00

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:12 – 14:49
Yamaganda05:03 – 06:41
Gulika Kāla08:18 – 09:56
Varjyam05:36 – 05:56
Dur Muhūrta 08:05 – 08:31

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha05:03 – 06:41 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga06:41 – 08:18 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:18 – 09:56 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala09:56 – 11:34 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:34 – 13:12 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:12 – 14:49 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:49 – 16:27 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:27 – 18:05 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:05 – 19:27 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:27 – 20:49 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:49 – 22:12 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:12 – 23:34 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:34 – 00:56 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala00:56 – 02:18 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:18 – 03:41 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta03:41 – 05:03 (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 Time

Kali Year5142
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1877812.27
Julian Day2466277.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.4165°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)257.67°
🪷 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 (24.4165°), declination 15.81°, EoT 3.15 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: 2040-05-03 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)