पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · May 1, 2043 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 5.22 · Chapter 5 · कर्मसंन्यासयोग · Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
ये हि संस्पर्शजा भोगा दुःखयोनय एव ते।

आद्यन्तवन्तः कौन्तेय न तेषु रमते बुधः।।5.22।।
"5.22 The joys that spring from external associations bring pain; they have their beginning and their endings. The wise man does not rejoice in them." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 5.22's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2100 Dhātṛ
Śaka Saṁvat: 1965 Rudhirodgāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1450
Malayalam Era: 1219
Nanakshahi: 574
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Saptamī (22/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Sādhya
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya16.13°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
चन्द्र Candra270.50°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala0.84°MeṣaAśvinī P1
बुध Budha8.62°MeṣaAśvinī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati249.07°DhanuMūla P3
शुक्र Śukra349.41°MīnaRevatī P1
शनि Śani200.24°TulāViśākhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:05 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:03 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:34 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)23:06 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:57 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 58 Mins 44 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 01 Mins 16 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 Muhūrta17:51 – 18:15
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:03 – 18:36
Amṛta Kāla17:48 – 19:33
Niśīta Muhūrta23:08 – 00:00

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:57 – 11:34
Yamaganda14:49 – 16:26
Gulika Kāla06:42 – 08:19
Varjyam05:37 – 05:58
Dur Muhūrta 08:06 – 08:32

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mānasa (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 · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:05 – 06:42 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha06:42 – 08:19 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:19 – 09:57 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla09:57 – 11:34 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:34 – 13:11 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:11 – 14:49 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:49 – 16:26 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:26 – 18:03 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:03 – 19:26 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:26 – 20:49 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:49 – 22:11 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:11 – 23:34 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:34 – 00:57 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla00:57 – 02:19 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:19 – 03:42 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga03:42 – 05:05 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 22.5958°
Longitude: 88.2636°
Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5145
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1878905.27
Julian Day2467370.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.4583°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)258.23°
🪷 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 (24.4583°), declination 15.00°, 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: 2043-05-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)