पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · May 12, 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 14.20 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
गुणानेतानतीत्य त्रीन्देही देहसमुद्भवान्।जन्ममृत्युजरादुःखैर्विमुक्तोऽमृतमश्नुते।।14.20।।
"14.20 When the soul transcends the Qualities, which are the real cause of physical existence, then, freed from birth and death, from old age and misery, he quaffs the nectar of immortality." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 14.20'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 Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Kṛttikā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya27.53°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
चन्द्र Candra37.74°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala99.93°KarkaPuṣya P2
बुध Budha40.00°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati146.86°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
शुक्र Śukra21.86°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
शनि Śani160.62°KanyāHasta P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:58 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:09 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:33 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:35 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:53 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 10 Mins 47 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 49 Mins 13 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:12 – 04:05
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:52 – 04:58
Abhijit Muhūrta11:07 – 12:00
Vijaya Muhūrta13:45 – 14:38
Godhūli Muhūrta17:57 – 18:21
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:09 – 18:42
Amṛta Kāla17:54 – 19:39
Niśīta Muhūrta23:07 – 00:00

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:16 – 09:54
Yamaganda13:12 – 14:51
Gulika Kāla04:58 – 06:37
Varjyam05:31 – 05:52
Dur Muhūrta 08:02 – 08:29

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla04:58 – 06:37 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha06:37 – 08:16 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:16 – 09:54 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg09:54 – 11:33 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:33 – 13:12 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:12 – 14:51 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:51 – 16:30 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:30 – 18:09 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:09 – 19:30 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:30 – 20:51 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:51 – 22:12 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:12 – 23:33 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:33 – 00:54 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg00:54 – 02:16 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:16 – 03:37 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha03:37 – 04:58 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Dvitīyā + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-04Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Kṛttikā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5142
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1877821.27
Julian Day2466286.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.4168°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)12.40°
🪷 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 (24.4168°), declination 18.25°, EoT 3.74 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: 2040-05-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)