पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · April 6, 2010 CE

🪷 आज: मीन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mīna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Pisces; Mīna-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.18 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
अन्तवन्त इमे देहा नित्यस्योक्ताः शरीरिणः।

अनाशिनोऽप्रमेयस्य तस्माद्युध्यस्व भारत।।2.18।।
"2.18 The material bodies which this Eternal, Indestructible, Immeasurable Spirit inhabits are all finite. Therefore fight, O Valiant Man!" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.18'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 Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Parigha
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya352.14°MīnaRevatī P2
चन्द्र Candra258.19°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala99.91°KarkaPuṣya P2
बुध Budha10.85°MeṣaAśvinī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati324.61°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
शुक्र Śukra12.40°MeṣaAśvinī P4
शनि Śani155.91°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:25 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:54 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:40 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)00:02 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)10:46 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 28 Mins 30 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 31 Mins 30 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:46 – 04:36
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:23 – 05:25
Abhijit Muhūrta11:15 – 12:05
Vijaya Muhūrta13:44 – 14:34
Godhūli Muhūrta17:42 – 18:06
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:54 – 18:25
Amṛta Kāla17:39 – 19:24
Niśīta Muhūrta23:15 – 00:05

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:47 – 16:20
Yamaganda08:33 – 10:06
Gulika Kāla11:40 – 13:13
Varjyam05:57 – 06:17
Dur Muhūrta 08:20 – 08:45

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhātṛ (Auspicious)
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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:25 – 06:59 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg06:59 – 08:33 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:33 – 10:06 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:06 – 11:40 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:40 – 13:13 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:13 – 14:47 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:47 – 16:20 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:20 – 17:54 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:54 – 19:20 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:20 – 20:47 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:47 – 22:13 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:13 – 23:40 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:40 – 01:06 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:06 – 02:33 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:33 – 03:59 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla03:59 – 05:25 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Pūrva Āṣāḍhā alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5111
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1866827.27
Julian Day2455292.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9963°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)264.56°
🪷 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 6.35°, EoT -2.79 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: 2010-04-06 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)