पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · May 5, 2042 CE

Also observed today

मेष सङ्क्रान्ति · Meṣa Saṅkrānti (Vaiśākhī / Vishu / Pohelā Boishākh / Bihu)Pan-Hindu
वैशाखी · Baisakhi (Vaiśākhī)Regional
कूर्म जयन्ती · Kūrma JayantīVaishnava
चण्डिका जयन्ती · Chaṇḍikā JayantīShakta
चित्रा पौर्णमी · Citrā PaurṇamīRegional
वैशाख पूर्णिमा व्रत · Vaiśākha Pūrṇimā VratPan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 15.15 · Chapter 15 · पुरुषोत्तमयोग · Puruṣottama-Yoga🪷 Sarvasya Cāhaṁ Hṛdi Sanniviṣṭo · I dwell in every heart

सर्वस्य चाहं हृदि सन्निविष्टो मत्तः स्मृतिर्ज्ञानमपोहनं च।वेदैश्च सर्वैरहमेव वेद्यो वेदान्तकृद्वेदविदेव चाहम्।।15.15।।

"15.15 I am enthroned in the hearts of all; memory, wisdom and discrimination owe their origins to Me. I am He Who is to be realised in the scriptures; I inspire their wisdom and I know their truth." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 15.15'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 Pūrṇimā (15/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Svātī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)	Bava
वार (Vāra)	Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	20.26°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P3
चन्द्र Candra	197.57°	Tulā	Svātī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	113.74°	Karka	Aśleṣā P3
बुध Budha	34.94°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	214.33°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P1
शुक्र Śukra	49.39°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P3
शनि Śani	187.12°	Tulā	Svātī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:02 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:05 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:34 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	17:47 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	04:59 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 03 Mins 19 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 56 Mins 41 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:17 – 04:10
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	03:57 – 05:02
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:07 – 12:00
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:44 – 14:36
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:53 – 18:17
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:05 – 18:38
Amṛta Kāla	17:50 – 19:35
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:07 – 00:00

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	06:40 – 08:18
Yamaganda	09:56 – 11:34
Gulika Kāla	13:12 – 14:49
Varjyam	05:35 – 05:55
Dur Muhūrta	08:05 – 08:31

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: North

Rāhu Vāsa: North-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 · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta	05:02 – 06:40 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla	06:40 – 08:18 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha	08:18 – 09:56 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga	09:56 – 11:34 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg	11:34 – 13:12 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala	13:12 – 14:49 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha	14:49 – 16:27 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta	16:27 – 18:05 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala	18:05 – 19:27 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha	19:27 – 20:49 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta	20:49 – 22:12 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla	22:12 – 23:34 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha	23:34 – 00:56 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga	00:56 – 02:18 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg	02:18 – 03:40 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala	03:40 – 05:02 (neutral)

Coordinates

Latitude: 22.5958°

Longitude: 88.2636°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Buddha Pūrṇimā Walk (बुद्ध पूर्णिमा यात्रा)

7 steps · festival walk
Today is Buddha Pūrṇimā — its dedicated walk.

Bhāgavata 1.3.24 (Buddha as 21st avatāra) + BG 12.13 (compassion) + Dhammapada parallels.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Pūrṇimā + Svātī alignment also occurred on:

-3137-10-04 — Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)

-0562-04-11 — Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5144
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1878544.27
Julian Day	2467009.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.4445°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	177.60°

🪷 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 (24.4445°), declination 16.25°, 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: 2042-05-05 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)