पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · May 1, 2042 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 15.11 · Chapter 15 · पुरुषोत्तमयोग · Puruṣottama-Yoga
यतन्तो योगिनश्चैनं पश्यन्त्यात्मन्यवस्थितम्।यतन्तोऽप्यकृतात्मानो नैनं पश्यन्त्यचेतसः।।15.11।।
"15.11 The saints with great effort find Him within themselves; but not the unintelligent, who in spite of every effort cannot control their minds." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 15.11's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2099 Yuva
Śaka Saṁvat: 1964 Dundubhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1449
Malayalam Era: 1218
Nanakshahi: 573
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Phalgunī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya16.38°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
चन्द्र Candra150.03°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala112.23°KarkaAśleṣā P2
बुध Budha34.15°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati214.80°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
शुक्र Śukra44.56°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
शनि Śani187.42°TulāSvātī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:05 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:04 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:34 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:22 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:35 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 59 Mins 00 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 01 Mins 00 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:21 – 04:13
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:00 – 05:05
Abhijit Muhūrta11:08 – 12:00
Vijaya Muhūrta13:44 – 14:36
Godhūli Muhūrta17:52 – 18:16
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:04 – 18:36
Amṛta Kāla17:49 – 19:34
Niśīta Muhūrta23:08 – 00:00

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:11 – 14:49
Yamaganda05:05 – 06:42
Gulika Kāla08:19 – 09:57
Varjyam05:37 – 05:58
Dur Muhūrta 08:06 – 08:32

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhātṛ (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):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha05:05 – 06:42 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga06:42 – 08:19 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:19 – 09:57 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala09:57 – 11:34 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:34 – 13:11 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:11 – 14:49 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:49 – 16:26 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:26 – 18:04 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:04 – 19:26 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:26 – 20:49 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:49 – 22:11 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:11 – 23:34 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:34 – 00:57 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala00:57 – 02:19 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:19 – 03:42 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta03:42 – 05:05 (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 Year5144
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1878540.27
Julian Day2467005.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.4443°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)131.66°
🪷 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 (24.4443°), declination 15.07°, EoT 2.92 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: 2042-05-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)