पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · April 13, 2012 CE

🪷 आज: मीन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mīna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Pisces; Mīna-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.55 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
श्री भगवानुवाच

प्रजहाति यदा कामान् सर्वान् पार्थ मनोगतान्।

आत्मन्येवात्मना तुष्टः स्थितप्रज्ञस्तदोच्यते।।2.55।।
"2.55 Lord Shri Krishna replied: When a man has given up the desires of his heart and is satisfied with the Self alone, be sure that he has reached the highest state." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.55's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Saptamī (22/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya359.49°MīnaRevatī P4
चन्द्र Candra264.34°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala129.46°SiṃhaMaghā P3
बुध Budha332.76°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati21.79°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra44.11°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
शनि Śani182.12°TulāCitrā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:19 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:57 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:38 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)23:53 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)10:41 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 38 Mins 01 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 21 Mins 59 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:38 – 04:28
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:16 – 05:19
Abhijit Muhūrta11:12 – 12:03
Vijaya Muhūrta13:44 – 14:35
Godhūli Muhūrta17:45 – 18:09
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:57 – 18:28
Amṛta Kāla17:42 – 19:27
Niśīta Muhūrta23:12 – 00:03

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:03 – 11:38
Yamaganda14:47 – 16:22
Gulika Kāla06:53 – 08:28
Varjyam05:50 – 06:11
Dur Muhūrta 08:16 – 08:41

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Maitra (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 Chala05:19 – 06:53 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha06:53 – 08:28 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:28 – 10:03 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:03 – 11:38 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:38 – 13:12 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:12 – 14:47 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:47 – 16:22 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:22 – 17:57 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:57 – 19:22 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:22 – 20:47 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:47 – 22:12 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:12 – 23:38 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:38 – 01:03 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:03 – 02:28 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:28 – 03:53 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga03:53 – 05:19 (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 Time

Kali Year5113
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867565.27
Julian Day2456030.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0246°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)261.67°
🪷 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 (24.0246°), declination 9.13°, EoT -0.77 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: 2012-04-13 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)