पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · May 5, 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 14.13 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
अप्रकाशोऽप्रवृत्तिश्च प्रमादो मोह एव च।तमस्येतानि जायन्ते विवृद्धे कुरुनन्दन।।14.13।।
"14.13 Darkness, stagnation, folly and infatuation are the result of the dominance of Ignorance, O joy of the Kuru-clan!" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 14.13'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 Navamī (24/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya20.76°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
चन्द्र Candra306.35°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala96.32°KarkaPuṣya P1
बुध Budha25.33°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati147.06°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
शुक्र Śukra13.25°MeṣaAśvinī P4
शनि Śani160.95°KanyāHasta P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:02 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:06 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:34 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)00:52 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)12:20 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 03 Mins 49 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 56 Mins 11 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:17 – 04:09
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:56 – 05:02
Abhijit Muhūrta11:07 – 12:00
Vijaya Muhūrta13:44 – 14:36
Godhūli Muhūrta17:54 – 18:18
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:06 – 18:38
Amṛta Kāla17:51 – 19:36
Niśīta Muhūrta23:07 – 00:00

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:18 – 09:56
Yamaganda13:12 – 14:50
Gulika Kāla05:02 – 06:40
Varjyam05:34 – 05:55
Dur Muhūrta 08:05 – 08:31

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (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 · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla05:02 – 06:40 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha06:40 – 08:18 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:18 – 09:56 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg09:56 – 11:34 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:34 – 13:12 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:12 – 14:50 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:50 – 16:28 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:28 – 18:06 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:06 – 19:28 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:28 – 20:50 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:50 – 22:12 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:12 – 23:34 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:34 – 00:56 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg00:56 – 02:18 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:18 – 03:40 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha03:40 – 05:02 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5142
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1877814.27
Julian Day2466279.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.4165°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)284.36°
🪷 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 16.38°, EoT 3.35 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: 2040-05-05 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)