पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · February 20, 3102 BCE

🪷 आज: अक्षय तृतीया — Akṣaya Tṛtīyā
"Inexhaustible third"; auspicious for any new venture.

Also observed today

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: -3044
Śaka Saṁvat: -3179
Bengali Saṁvat: -3694
Malayalam Era: -3925
Nanakshahi: -4570
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Tṛtīyā (3/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Kṛttikā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya4.50°MeṣaAśvinī P2
चन्द्र Candra36.14°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala7.15°MeṣaAśvinī P3
बुध Budha2.10°MeṣaAśvinī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati2.02°MeṣaAśvinī P1
शुक्र Śukra3.91°MeṣaAśvinī P2
शनि Śani353.06°MīnaRevatī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:14 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:28 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:51 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:03 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:53 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 13 Mins 46 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 46 Mins 14 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:45 – 05:29
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:18 – 06:14
Abhijit Muhūrta11:29 – 12:14
Vijaya Muhūrta13:44 – 14:28
Godhūli Muhūrta17:16 – 17:40
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:28 – 17:56
Amṛta Kāla17:13 – 18:58
Niśīta Muhūrta23:29 – 00:14

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:04 – 17:28
Yamaganda11:51 – 13:15
Gulika Kāla14:40 – 16:04
Varjyam06:42 – 07:00
Dur Muhūrta 08:52 – 09:14

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: undefined (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg06:14 – 07:39 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:39 – 09:03 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:03 – 10:27 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:27 – 11:51 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla11:51 – 13:15 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:15 – 14:40 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:40 – 16:04 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:04 – 17:28 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha17:28 – 19:04 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:04 – 20:40 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:40 – 22:15 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:15 – 23:51 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha23:51 – 01:27 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:27 – 03:03 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:03 – 04:39 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:39 – 06:14 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Tṛtīyā + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-04Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Kṛttikā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year1
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)2.27
Julian Day588467.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)-47.4027°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)31.64°
🪷 Provenance & Methodology
Engine: Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrate
Method: Sūrya Siddhānta + Bhāskara-II iterative manda + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) evection + variation + annual equation
Tier-2 city localization: spherical astronomy + Lahiri ayanamsa (-47.4027°), declination -15.71°, EoT -14.28 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: -3101-02-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)