पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · March 17, 2006 CE

🪷 आज: मीन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mīna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Pisces; Mīna-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.64 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
सर्वगुह्यतमं भूयः श्रृणु मे परमं वचः।इष्टोऽसि मे दृढमिति ततो वक्ष्यामि ते हितम्।।18.64।।
"18.64 Only listen once more to My last word, the deepest secret of all; thou art My beloved, thou are My friend, and I speak for thy welfare." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.64's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2063 Vikāri
Śaka Saṁvat: 1928 Vyaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1413
Malayalam Era: 1182
Nanakshahi: 537
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā (18/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya332.37°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
चन्द्र Candra174.87°KanyāCitrā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala50.19°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
बुध Budha322.88°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati205.32°TulāViśākhā P2
शुक्र Śukra286.01°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
शनि Śani100.62°KarkaPuṣya P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:45 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:47 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:46 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)19:26 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)07:06 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 02 Mins 20 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 57 Mins 40 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:09 – 04:57
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:45 – 05:45
Abhijit Muhūrta11:22 – 12:10
Vijaya Muhūrta13:46 – 14:35
Godhūli Muhūrta17:35 – 17:59
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:47 – 18:17
Amṛta Kāla17:32 – 19:17
Niśīta Muhūrta23:22 – 00:10

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:16 – 11:46
Yamaganda14:47 – 16:17
Gulika Kāla07:15 – 08:45
Varjyam06:15 – 06:34
Dur Muhūrta 08:33 – 08:57

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:45 – 07:15 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:15 – 08:45 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:45 – 10:16 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:16 – 11:46 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:46 – 13:16 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:16 – 14:47 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:47 – 16:17 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:17 – 17:47 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:47 – 19:17 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:17 – 20:47 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:47 – 22:16 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:16 – 23:46 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:46 – 01:16 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:16 – 02:45 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:45 – 04:15 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:15 – 05:45 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5107
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1865346.27
Julian Day2453811.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9397°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)204.65°
🪷 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 (23.9397°), declination -1.47°, EoT -9.06 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: 2006-03-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)