पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · April 4, 2010 CE

🪷 आज: मीन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mīna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Pisces; Mīna-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.16 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
नासतो विद्यते भावो नाभावो विद्यते सतः।

उभयोरपि दृष्टोऽन्तस्त्वनयोस्तत्त्वदर्शिभिः।।2.16।।
"2.16 That which is not, shall never be; that which is, shall never cease to be. To the wise, these truths are self-evident." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.16's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2067 Śobhana
Śaka Saṁvat: 1932 Vikṛti
Bengali Saṁvat: 1417
Malayalam Era: 1186
Nanakshahi: 541
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī (21/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Jyeṣṭhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya350.17°MīnaRevatī P2
चन्द्र Candra233.47°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala99.40°KarkaPuṣya P2
बुध Budha8.13°MeṣaAśvinī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati324.15°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
शुक्र Śukra9.94°MeṣaAśvinī P3
शनि Śani156.06°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:27 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:53 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:40 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)22:31 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:16 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 25 Mins 55 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 34 Mins 05 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:48 – 04:38
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:25 – 05:27
Abhijit Muhūrta11:15 – 12:05
Vijaya Muhūrta13:45 – 14:34
Godhūli Muhūrta17:41 – 18:05
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:53 – 18:24
Amṛta Kāla17:38 – 19:23
Niśīta Muhūrta23:15 – 00:05

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:20 – 17:53
Yamaganda11:40 – 13:14
Gulika Kāla14:47 – 16:20
Varjyam05:58 – 06:18
Dur Muhūrta 08:21 – 08:46

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (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 · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg05:27 – 07:01 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:01 – 08:34 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha08:34 – 10:07 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:07 – 11:40 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla11:40 – 13:14 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:14 – 14:47 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:47 – 16:20 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:20 – 17:53 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha17:53 – 19:20 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:20 – 20:47 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:47 – 22:14 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:14 – 23:40 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha23:40 – 01:07 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:07 – 02:34 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla02:34 – 04:01 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:01 – 05:27 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī + Jyeṣṭhā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Jyeṣṭhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5111
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1866825.27
Julian Day2455290.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9963°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)242.26°
🪷 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 (23.9963°), declination 5.59°, EoT -3.40 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: 2010-04-04 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)