पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · May 3, 2044 CE

Also observed today

वैशाखी · Baisakhi (Vaiśākhī)Regional

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 16.23 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga

यः शास्त्रविधिमुत्सृज्य वर्तते कामकारतः।न स सिद्धिमवाप्नोति न सुखं न परां गतिम्।।16.23।।

"16.23 But he who neglects the commands of the scriptures, and follows the promptings of passion, he does not attain perfection, happiness or the final goal." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 16.23's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2101 Īśvara

Śaka Saṁvat: 1966 Raktākṣī

Bengali Saṁvat: 1451

Malayalam Era: 1220

Nanakshahi: 575

Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Punarvasu Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)	Taitila
वार (Vāra)	Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	18.79°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P2
चन्द्र Candra	90.62°	Karka	Punarvasu P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	137.17°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P2
बुध Budha	351.63°	Mīna	Revatī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	281.91°	Makara	Śravaṇa P1
शुक्र Śukra	50.17°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P4
शनि Śani	212.60°	Vṛścika	Viśākhā P4

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)	09:41 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	23:01 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 01 Mins 44 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 58 Mins 16 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:19 – 04:11
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	03:58 – 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	14:49 – 16:27
Yamaganda	08:18 – 09:56
Gulika Kāla	11:34 – 13:12
Varjyam	05:35 – 05:56
Dur Muhūrta	08:05 – 08:31

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: South-West

Rāhu Vāsa: North

Ānandādi Yoga: Lumba (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 · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga	05:03 – 06:41 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg	06:41 – 08:18 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala	08:18 – 09:56 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha	09:56 – 11:34 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta	11:34 – 13:12 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla	13:12 – 14:49 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha	14:49 – 16:27 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga	16:27 – 18:05 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla	18:05 – 19:27 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha	19:27 – 20:49 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga	20:49 – 22:12 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg	22:12 – 23:34 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala	23:34 – 00:56 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha	00:56 – 02:18 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta	02:18 – 03:41 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla	03:41 – 05:03 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 22.5958°

Longitude: 88.2636°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Maṅgala Walk (मङ्गल यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī + Punarvasu alignment also occurred on:

-1626101-04-03 — Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Punarvasu)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5146
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1879273.27
Julian Day	2467738.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.4724°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	68.89°

🪷 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 (24.4724°), declination 15.82°, 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: 2044-05-03 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)