पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · April 8, 2010 CE

🪷 आज: मीन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mīna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Pisces; Mīna-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.20 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
न जायते म्रियते वा कदाचि

न्नायं भूत्वा भविता वा न भूयः।

अजो नित्यः शाश्वतोऽयं पुराणो

न हन्यते हन्यमाने शरीरे।।2.20।।
"2.20 It was not born; It will never die, nor once having been, can It cease to be. Unborn, Eternal, Ever-enduring, yet Most Ancient, the Spirit dies not when the body is dead." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.20'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 Navamī (24/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya354.11°MīnaRevatī P3
चन्द्र Candra281.96°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala100.45°KarkaPuṣya P3
बुध Budha13.20°MeṣaAśvinī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati325.06°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
शुक्र Śukra14.86°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
शनि Śani155.76°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:24 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:55 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:39 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)01:20 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)12:21 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 31 Mins 03 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 28 Mins 57 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:43 – 04:34
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:21 – 05:24
Abhijit Muhūrta11:14 – 12:04
Vijaya Muhūrta13:44 – 14:34
Godhūli Muhūrta17:43 – 18:07
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:55 – 18:26
Amṛta Kāla17:40 – 19:25
Niśīta Muhūrta23:14 – 00:04

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:13 – 14:47
Yamaganda05:24 – 06:57
Gulika Kāla08:31 – 10:05
Varjyam05:55 – 06:15
Dur Muhūrta 08:19 – 08:44

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Mudgara (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):
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 Śubha05:24 – 06:57 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga06:57 – 08:31 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:31 – 10:05 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:05 – 11:39 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:39 – 13:13 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:13 – 14:47 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:47 – 16:21 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:21 – 17:55 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:55 – 19:21 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:21 – 20:47 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:47 – 22:13 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:13 – 23:39 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:39 – 01:05 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:05 – 02:31 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:31 – 03:57 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta03:57 – 05:24 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5111
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1866829.27
Julian Day2455294.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9964°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)286.23°
🪷 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 (23.9964°), declination 7.10°, EoT -2.19 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: 2010-04-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)