पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · March 16, 2007 CE

🪷 आज: मीन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mīna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Pisces; Mīna-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 9.12 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga
मोघाशा मोघकर्माणो मोघज्ञाना विचेतसः।

राक्षसीमासुरीं चैव प्रकृतिं मोहिनीं श्रिताः।।9.12।।
"9.12 Their hopes are vain, their actions worthless, their knowledge futile; they are without sense, deceitful, barbarous and godless." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 9.12's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2064 Śārvarī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1929 Sarvajit
Bengali Saṁvat: 1414
Malayalam Era: 1183
Nanakshahi: 538
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī (27/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya331.12°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
चन्द्र Candra288.90°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala289.61°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
बुध Budha304.24°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati235.89°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
शुक्र Śukra3.69°MeṣaAśvinī P2
शनि Śani115.08°KarkaAśleṣā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:46 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:47 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:46 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)03:24 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)14:31 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 00 Mins 42 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 59 Mins 18 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:10 – 04:58
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:46 – 05:46
Abhijit Muhūrta11:22 – 12:10
Vijaya Muhūrta13:46 – 14:34
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
Yamaganda14:46 – 16:17
Gulika Kāla07:16 – 08:46
Varjyam06:16 – 06:35
Dur Muhūrta 08:34 – 08:58

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (Auspicious)
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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

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

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:47 – 19:17 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:17 – 20:46 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:46 – 22:16 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:16 – 23:46 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:46 – 01:16 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:16 – 02:46 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:46 – 04:16 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:16 – 05:46 (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 Year5108
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1865710.27
Julian Day2454175.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9536°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)319.07°
🪷 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 (23.9536°), declination -1.96°, EoT -9.36 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: 2007-03-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)