पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · March 25, 2009 CE

🪷 आज: मीन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mīna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Pisces; Mīna-māsa begins.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 10.17 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga
कथं विद्यामहं योगिंस्त्वां सदा परिचिन्तयन्।

केषु केषु च भावेषु चिन्त्योऽसि भगवन्मया।।10.17।।
"10.17 O Master! How shall I, by constant meditation, know Thee? My Lord! What are Thy various manifestations through which I am to mediate on Thee?" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 10.17's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2066 Śubhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1931 Virodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1416
Malayalam Era: 1185
Nanakshahi: 540
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Bhādrapadā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śubha
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya340.54°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
चन्द्र Candra320.79°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala313.67°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
बुध Budha334.28°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati294.21°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
शुक्र Śukra344.94°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
शनि Śani142.93°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:37 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:50 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:44 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:32 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:17 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 13 Mins 13 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 46 Mins 47 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:59 – 04:48
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:36 – 05:37
Abhijit Muhūrta11:19 – 12:08
Vijaya Muhūrta13:46 – 14:35
Godhūli Muhūrta17:38 – 18:02
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:50 – 18:21
Amṛta Kāla17:35 – 19:20
Niśīta Muhūrta23:19 – 00:08

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:44 – 13:15
Yamaganda07:09 – 08:40
Gulika Kāla10:12 – 11:44
Varjyam06:07 – 06:27
Dur Muhūrta 08:28 – 08:52

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:37 – 07:09 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:09 – 08:40 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:40 – 10:12 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:12 – 11:44 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:44 – 13:15 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:15 – 14:47 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:47 – 16:18 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:18 – 17:50 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:50 – 19:18 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:18 – 20:47 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:47 – 22:15 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:15 – 23:44 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:44 – 01:12 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:12 – 02:40 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:40 – 04:09 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:09 – 05:37 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5110
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1866450.27
Julian Day2454915.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9819°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)339.39°
🪷 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 (23.9819°), declination 1.80°, EoT -6.58 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: 2009-03-25 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)