पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · May 3, 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 15.13 · Chapter 15 · पुरुषोत्तमयोग · Puruṣottama-Yoga
गामाविश्य च भूतानि धारयाम्यहमोजसा।पुष्णामि चौषधीः सर्वाः सोमो भूत्वा रसात्मकः।।15.13।।
"15.13 1 enter this world and animate all My creatures with My vitality; and by My cool moonbeams I nourish the plants." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 15.13'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 Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya18.32°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
चन्द्र Candra173.66°KanyāCitrā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala112.98°KarkaAśleṣā P2
बुध Budha34.73°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati214.57°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
शुक्र Śukra46.98°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
शनि Śani187.27°TulāSvātī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:03 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:04 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:34 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)16:04 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:46 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 01 Mins 11 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 58 Mins 49 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 Muhūrta17:52 – 18:16
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:04 – 18:37
Amṛta Kāla17:49 – 19:34
Niśīta Muhūrta23:08 – 00:00

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:18 – 09:56
Yamaganda13:11 – 14:49
Gulika Kāla05:03 – 06:41
Varjyam05:36 – 05:57
Dur Muhūrta 08:05 – 08:32

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla05:03 – 06:41 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha06:41 – 08:18 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:18 – 09:56 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg09:56 – 11:34 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:34 – 13:11 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:11 – 14:49 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:49 – 16:27 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:27 – 18:04 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:04 – 19:27 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:27 – 20:49 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:49 – 22:11 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:11 – 23:34 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:34 – 00:56 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg00:56 – 02:18 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:18 – 03:41 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha03:41 – 05:03 (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 Year5144
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1878542.27
Julian Day2467007.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.4444°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)154.35°
🪷 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 (24.4444°), declination 15.67°, 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: 2042-05-03 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)