पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · March 4, 2011 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 10.25 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga
महर्षीणां भृगुरहं गिरामस्म्येकमक्षरम्।

यज्ञानां जपयज्ञोऽस्मि स्थावराणां हिमालयः।।10.25।।
"10.25 Of the great seers I am Bhrigu, of words I am Om, of offerings I am the silent prayer, among things immovable I am the Himalayas." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 10.25's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2068 Krodhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1933 Khara
Bengali Saṁvat: 1418
Malayalam Era: 1187
Nanakshahi: 542
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā (30/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śatabhiṣā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)Catuṣpāda
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya319.10°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
चन्द्र Candra309.96°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala312.94°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
बुध Budha324.81°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati344.46°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
शुक्र Śukra278.10°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
शनि Śani171.84°KanyāHasta P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:57 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:42 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:49 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:27 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:59 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 45 Mins 04 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 14 Mins 56 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:23 – 05:10
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:58 – 05:57
Abhijit Muhūrta11:26 – 12:13
Vijaya Muhūrta13:47 – 14:34
Godhūli Muhūrta17:30 – 17:54
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:42 – 18:11
Amṛta Kāla17:27 – 19:12
Niśīta Muhūrta23:26 – 00:13

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:21 – 11:49
Yamaganda14:46 – 16:14
Gulika Kāla07:25 – 08:53
Varjyam06:26 – 06:45
Dur Muhūrta 08:41 – 09:05

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Utpāta (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (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 · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:57 – 07:25 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:25 – 08:53 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:53 – 10:21 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:21 – 11:49 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:49 – 13:18 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:18 – 14:46 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:46 – 16:14 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:14 – 17:42 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:42 – 19:14 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:14 – 20:46 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:46 – 22:18 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:18 – 23:49 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:49 – 01:21 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:21 – 02:53 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:53 – 04:25 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:25 – 05:57 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5112
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867159.27
Julian Day2455624.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0090°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)351.63°
🪷 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 (24.0090°), declination -6.64°, EoT -12.45 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: 2011-03-04 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)