पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · May 1, 2045 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 6.23 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga

तं विद्याद् दुःखसंयोगवियोगं योगसंज्ञितम्।

स निश्चयेन योक्तव्यो योगोऽनिर्विण्णचेतसा।।6.23।।

"6.23 This inner severance from the affliction of misery is spirituality. It should be practised with determination and with a heart which refuses to be depressed." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 6.23's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2102 Bahudhānya

Śaka Saṁvat: 1967 Krodhana

Bengali Saṁvat: 1452

Malayalam Era: 1221

Nanakshahi: 576

Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Pūrṇimā (15/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Svātī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)	Bava
वार (Vāra)	Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	16.60°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P1
चन्द्र Candra	194.17°	Tulā	Svātī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	16.28°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P1
बुध Budha	352.52°	Mīna	Revatī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	312.51°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P2
शुक्र Śukra	27.02°	Meṣa	Kṛttikā P1
शनि Śani	225.06°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:04 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:04 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:34 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	17:46 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	05:02 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 59 Mins 18 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 00 Mins 42 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:20 – 04:12
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	03:59 – 05:04
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:08 – 12:00
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:44 – 14:36
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:52 – 18:16
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:04 – 18:36
Amṛta Kāla	17:49 – 19:34
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:08 – 00:00

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	06:42 – 08:19
Yamaganda	09:57 – 11:34
Gulika Kāla	13:11 – 14:49
Varjyam	05:37 – 05:58
Dur Muhūrta	08:06 – 08:32

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	05:04 – 06:42 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla	06:42 – 08:19 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha	08:19 – 09:57 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga	09:57 – 11:34 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg	11:34 – 13:11 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala	13:11 – 14:49 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha	14:49 – 16:26 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta	16:26 – 18:04 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala	18:04 – 19:26 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha	19:26 – 20:49 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta	20:49 – 22:11 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla	22:11 – 23:34 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha	23:34 – 00:57 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga	00:57 – 02:19 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg	02:19 – 03:42 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala	03:42 – 05:04 (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	5147
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1879636.27
Julian Day	2468101.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.4862°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	179.41°

🪷 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 (24.4862°), declination 15.15°, 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: 2045-05-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)