पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · March 29, 2012 CE

🪷 आज: मीन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mīna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Pisces; Mīna-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.40 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
नेहाभिक्रमनाशोऽस्ति प्रत्यवायो न विद्यते।

स्वल्पमप्यस्य धर्मस्य त्रायते महतो भयात्।।2.40।।
"2.40 On this Path, endeavour is never wasted, nor can it ever be repressed. Even a very little of its practice protects one from great danger." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.40's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2069 Viśvāvasu
Śaka Saṁvat: 1934 Nandana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1419
Malayalam Era: 1188
Nanakshahi: 543
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Saptamī (7/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya344.73°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
चन्द्र Candra54.86°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala131.11°SiṃhaMaghā P4
बुध Budha331.68°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati18.44°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
शुक्र Śukra30.55°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
शनि Śani183.24°TulāCitrā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:33 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:52 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:42 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:39 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)23:06 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 18 Mins 48 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 41 Mins 12 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:54 – 04:44
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:31 – 05:33
Abhijit Muhūrta11:18 – 12:07
Vijaya Muhūrta13:45 – 14:35
Godhūli Muhūrta17:40 – 18:04
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:52 – 18:22
Amṛta Kāla17:37 – 19:22
Niśīta Muhūrta23:18 – 00:07

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:15 – 14:47
Yamaganda05:33 – 07:05
Gulika Kāla08:38 – 10:10
Varjyam06:04 – 06:23
Dur Muhūrta 08:25 – 08:50

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Amṛta (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):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha05:33 – 07:05 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:05 – 08:38 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:38 – 10:10 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:10 – 11:42 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:42 – 13:15 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:15 – 14:47 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:47 – 16:19 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:19 – 17:52 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:52 – 19:19 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:19 – 20:47 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:47 – 22:15 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:15 – 23:42 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:42 – 01:10 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:10 – 02:38 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:38 – 04:05 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:05 – 05:33 (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 Year5113
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867550.27
Julian Day2456015.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0240°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)73.80°
🪷 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 (24.0240°), declination 3.47°, EoT -5.30 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: 2012-03-29 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)