पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · April 14, 563 BCE

🪷 आज: वृषभ सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛṣabha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Taurus.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.3 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
पश्यैतां पाण्डुपुत्राणामाचार्य महतीं चमूम्।

व्यूढां द्रुपदपुत्रेण तव शिष्येण धीमता।।1.3।।
"1.3 Revered Father! Behold this mighty host of the Pandavas, paraded by the son of King Drupada, thy wise disciple." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.3's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: -505
Śaka Saṁvat: -640
Bengali Saṁvat: -1155
Malayalam Era: -1386
Nanakshahi: -2031
Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā (18/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mūla Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya34.41°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P3
चन्द्र Candra240.75°DhanuMūla P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala6.40°MeṣaAśvinī P2
बुध Budha33.18°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati23.73°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
शुक्र Śukra78.09°MithunaĀrdrā P4
शनि Śani48.08°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:19 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:56 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:37 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)19:50 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)06:55 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 36 Mins 42 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 23 Mins 18 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:38 – 04:29
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:16 – 05:19
Abhijit Muhūrta11:12 – 12:03
Vijaya Muhūrta13:44 – 14:34
Godhūli Muhūrta17:44 – 18:08
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:56 – 18:27
Amṛta Kāla17:41 – 19:26
Niśīta Muhūrta23:12 – 00:03

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:21 – 17:56
Yamaganda11:37 – 13:12
Gulika Kāla14:47 – 16:21
Varjyam05:51 – 06:11
Dur Muhūrta 08:16 – 08:41

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
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):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg05:19 – 06:54 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala06:54 – 08:28 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha08:28 – 10:03 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:03 – 11:37 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla11:37 – 13:12 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:12 – 14:47 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:47 – 16:21 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:21 – 17:56 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha17:56 – 19:21 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:21 – 20:47 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:47 – 22:12 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:12 – 23:37 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha23:37 – 01:03 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:03 – 02:28 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla02:28 – 03:54 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha03:54 – 05:19 (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 Year2540
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)927425.27
Julian Day1515890.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)-11.9323°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)206.33°
🪷 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 (-11.9323°), declination 8.75°, EoT -0.50 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: -0562-04-14 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)