पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · December 21, 3138 BCE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.

Also observed today

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: -3080
Śaka Saṁvat: -3215
Bengali Saṁvat: -3730
Malayalam Era: -3961
Nanakshahi: -4606
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Bhādrapadā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Sādhya
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya303.90°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
चन्द्र Candra344.87°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala103.83°KarkaPuṣya P4
बुध Budha313.75°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati5.42°MeṣaAśvinī P2
शुक्र Śukra303.72°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
शनि Śani285.11°MakaraŚravaṇa P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:12 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:59 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:36 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:53 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:46 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 47 Mins 43 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 12 Mins 17 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:45 – 05:29
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:18 – 06:12
Abhijit Muhūrta11:14 – 11:57
Vijaya Muhūrta13:24 – 14:07
Godhūli Muhūrta16:47 – 17:11
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:59 – 17:26
Amṛta Kāla16:44 – 18:29
Niśīta Muhūrta23:14 – 23:57

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:38 – 16:59
Yamaganda11:36 – 12:57
Gulika Kāla14:17 – 15:38
Varjyam06:39 – 06:56
Dur Muhūrta 08:43 – 09:04

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
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):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg06:12 – 07:33 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:33 – 08:54 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha08:54 – 10:15 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:15 – 11:36 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla11:36 – 12:57 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha12:57 – 14:17 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:17 – 15:38 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg15:38 – 16:59 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha16:59 – 18:38 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga18:38 – 20:17 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:17 – 21:57 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala21:57 – 23:36 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha23:36 – 01:15 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:15 – 02:54 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla02:54 – 04:33 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:33 – 06:12 (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 Year-35
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)-12842.73
Julian Day575622.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)-47.8940°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)40.97°
🪷 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 (-47.8940°), declination -22.70°, EoT 1.38 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: -3137-12-21 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)