पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · May 3, 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 5.24 · Chapter 5 · कर्मसंन्यासयोग · Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
योऽन्तःसुखोऽन्तरारामस्तथान्तर्ज्योतिरेव यः।

स योगी ब्रह्मनिर्वाणं ब्रह्मभूतोऽधिगच्छति।।5.24।।
"5.24 He who is happy within his Self and has found Its peace, and in whom the inner light shines, that sage attains Eternal Bliss and becomes the Spirit Itself." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 5.24'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 Navamī (24/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śukla
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya18.07°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
चन्द्र Candra296.16°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala2.36°MeṣaAśvinī P1
बुध Budha7.49°MeṣaAśvinī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati249.00°DhanuMūla P3
शुक्र Śukra351.84°MīnaRevatī P2
शनि Śani200.09°TulāViśākhā 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)00:28 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)11:44 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 00 Mins 55 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 59 Mins 05 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 Kāla16:27 – 18:04
Yamaganda11:34 – 13:11
Gulika Kāla14:49 – 16:27
Varjyam05:36 – 05:57
Dur Muhūrta 08:06 – 08:32

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Gada (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):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg05:03 – 06:41 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala06:41 – 08:19 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha08:19 – 09:56 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta09:56 – 11:34 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla11:34 – 13:11 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:11 – 14:49 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:49 – 16:27 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:27 – 18:04 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:04 – 19:27 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:27 – 20:49 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:49 – 22:11 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:11 – 23:34 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha23:34 – 00:56 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta00:56 – 02:19 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla02:19 – 03:41 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha03:41 – 05:03 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5145
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1878907.27
Julian Day2467372.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.4584°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)281.46°
🪷 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 (24.4584°), declination 15.60°, 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: 2043-05-03 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)