पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · March 5, 2012 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-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: Phālguna (Phālguna Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2069 Viśvāvasu
Śaka Saṁvat: 1934 Nandana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1419
Malayalam Era: 1188
Nanakshahi: 543
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Puṣya Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya320.84°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
चन्द्र Candra96.93°KarkaPuṣya P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala138.94°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
बुध Budha338.82°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati13.57°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
शुक्र Śukra5.38°MeṣaAśvinī P2
शनि Śani184.64°TulāCitrā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:56 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:43 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:49 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:16 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:31 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 47 Mins 20 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 12 Mins 40 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:21 – 05:08
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:57 – 05:56
Abhijit Muhūrta11:26 – 12:13
Vijaya Muhūrta13:47 – 14:34
Godhūli Muhūrta17:31 – 17:55
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:43 – 18:12
Amṛta Kāla17:28 – 19:13
Niśīta Muhūrta23:26 – 00:13

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:24 – 08:52
Yamaganda10:21 – 11:49
Gulika Kāla13:18 – 14:46
Varjyam06:25 – 06:44
Dur Muhūrta 08:41 – 09:04

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Maitra (Auspicious)
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 · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta05:56 – 07:24 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:24 – 08:52 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:52 – 10:21 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:21 – 11:49 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:49 – 13:18 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:18 – 14:46 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:46 – 16:14 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:14 – 17:43 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:43 – 19:14 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:14 – 20:46 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:46 – 22:18 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:18 – 23:49 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:49 – 01:21 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:21 – 02:52 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:52 – 04:24 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:24 – 05:56 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5113
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867526.27
Julian Day2455991.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0231°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)136.64°
🪷 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 (24.0231°), declination -5.96°, EoT -12.23 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: 2012-03-05 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)