पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · May 4, 2044 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 16.24 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga
तस्माच्छास्त्रं प्रमाणं ते कार्याकार्यव्यवस्थितौ।ज्ञात्वा शास्त्रविधानोक्तं कर्म कर्तुमिहार्हसि।।16.24।।
"16.24 Therefore whenever there is doubt whether thou shouldst do a thing or not, let the scriptures guide thy conduct. In the light of the scriptures shouldst thou labour the whole of thy life."" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 16.24'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 Saptamī (7/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Puṣya Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya19.76°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
चन्द्र Candra104.69°KarkaPuṣya P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala137.31°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
बुध Budha352.52°MīnaRevatī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati281.98°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
शुक्र Śukra50.28°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
शनि Śani212.53°VṛścikaViśākhā P4

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)10:40 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)23:47 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 02 Mins 48 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 57 Mins 12 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:18 – 04:10
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:57 – 05:02
Abhijit Muhūrta11:08 – 12:00
Vijaya Muhūrta13:44 – 14:36
Godhūli Muhūrta17:53 – 18:17
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:05 – 18:38
Amṛta Kāla17:50 – 19:35
Niśīta Muhūrta23:08 – 00:00

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:34 – 13:12
Yamaganda06:40 – 08:18
Gulika Kāla09:56 – 11:34
Varjyam05:35 – 05:56
Dur Muhūrta 08:05 – 08:31

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Śubha (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 · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:02 – 06:40 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta06:40 – 08:18 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:18 – 09:56 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha09:56 – 11:34 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:34 – 13:12 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:12 – 14:49 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:49 – 16:27 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:27 – 18:05 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:05 – 19:27 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:27 – 20:49 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:49 – 22:12 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:12 – 23:34 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:34 – 00:56 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha00:56 – 02:18 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:18 – 03:40 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg03:40 – 05:02 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5146
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1879274.27
Julian Day2467739.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.4724°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)82.18°
🪷 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 16.11°, 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: 2044-05-04 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)