पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · May 4, 2042 CE

Also observed today

मेष सङ्क्रान्ति · Meṣa Saṅkrānti (Vaiśākhī / Vishu / Pohelā Boishākh / Bihu)Pan-Hindu
वैशाखी · Baisakhi (Vaiśākhī)Regional
छिन्नमस्ता जयन्ती · Chhinnamastā JayantīShakta

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 15.14 · Chapter 15 · पुरुषोत्तमयोग · Puruṣottama-Yoga

अहं वैश्वानरो भूत्वा प्राणिनां देहमाश्रितः।प्राणापानसमायुक्तः पचाम्यन्नं चतुर्विधम्।।15.14।।

"15.14 Becoming the fire of life, I pass into their bodies and, uniting with the vital streams of Prana and Apana, I digest the various kinds of food." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 15.14'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 Caturdaśī (14/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Citrā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)	Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)	Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	19.29°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P2
चन्द्र Candra	185.57°	Tulā	Citrā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	113.36°	Karka	Aśleṣā P3
बुध Budha	34.88°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	214.45°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P1
शुक्र Śukra	48.18°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P3
शनि Śani	187.20°	Tulā	Svātī 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)	16:56 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	04:22 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 02 Mins 15 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 57 Mins 45 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:18 – 04:10
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	03:57 – 05:03
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:08 – 12:00
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:44 – 14:36
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:53 – 18:17
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:05 – 18:37
Amṛta Kāla	17:50 – 19:35
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:08 – 00:00

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	16:27 – 18:05
Yamaganda	11:34 – 13:11
Gulika Kāla	14:49 – 16:27
Varjyam	05:35 – 05:56
Dur Muhūrta	08:05 – 08:31

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: North

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (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 · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg	05:03 – 06:40 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala	06:40 – 08:18 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha	08:18 – 09:56 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta	09:56 – 11:34 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla	11:34 – 13:11 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha	13:11 – 14:49 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga	14:49 – 16:27 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg	16:27 – 18:05 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha	18:05 – 19:27 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga	19:27 – 20:49 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg	20:49 – 22:11 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala	22:11 – 23:34 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha	23:34 – 00:56 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta	00:56 – 02:18 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla	02:18 – 03:40 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha	03:40 – 05:03 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 22.5958°

Longitude: 88.2636°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Narasiṁha Jayantī Walk (नरसिंह जयन्ती यात्रा)

9 steps · festival walk
Today is Narasiṁha Jayantī — its dedicated walk.

Bhāgavata 7.8 (Prahlāda-Narasiṁha) + protective verses.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5144
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1878543.27
Julian Day	2467008.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.4444°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	165.90°

🪷 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 15.96°, EoT 3.26 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: 2042-05-04 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)