पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · March 31, 2008 CE

🪷 आज: मीन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mīna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Pisces; Mīna-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.30 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
गाण्डीवं स्रंसते हस्तात्त्वक्चैव परिदह्यते।

न च शक्नोम्यवस्थातुं भ्रमतीव च मे मनः।।1.30।।
"1.30 The bow Gandeeva slips from my hand, and my skin burns. I cannot keep quiet, for my mind is in tumult." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.30's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2065 Plava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1930 Sarvadhāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1415
Malayalam Era: 1184
Nanakshahi: 539
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Navamī (24/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya346.73°MīnaRevatī P1
चन्द्र Candra269.49°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala76.24°MithunaĀrdrā P3
बुध Budha331.05°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati266.69°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
शुक्र Śukra328.30°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
शनि Śani128.45°SiṃhaMaghā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:31 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:52 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:42 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)01:07 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)11:58 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 21 Mins 22 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 38 Mins 38 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:52 – 04:41
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:29 – 05:31
Abhijit Muhūrta11:17 – 12:06
Vijaya Muhūrta13:45 – 14:35
Godhūli Muhūrta17:40 – 18:04
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:52 – 18:23
Amṛta Kāla17:37 – 19:22
Niśīta Muhūrta23:17 – 00:06

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:04 – 08:36
Yamaganda10:09 – 11:42
Gulika Kāla13:14 – 14:47
Varjyam06:02 – 06:22
Dur Muhūrta 08:24 – 08:49

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
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 · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta05:31 – 07:04 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:04 – 08:36 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:36 – 10:09 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:09 – 11:42 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:42 – 13:14 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:14 – 14:47 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:47 – 16:20 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:20 – 17:52 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:52 – 19:20 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:20 – 20:47 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:47 – 22:14 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:14 – 23:42 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:42 – 01:09 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:09 – 02:36 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:36 – 04:04 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:04 – 05:31 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5109
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1866091.27
Julian Day2454556.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9682°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)284.78°
🪷 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 (23.9682°), declination 4.23°, EoT -4.66 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: 2008-03-31 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)