पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · March 1, 2013 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 11.10 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
अनेकवक्त्रनयनमनेकाद्भुतदर्शनम्।

अनेकदिव्याभरणं दिव्यानेकोद्यतायुधम्।।11.10।।
"11.10 There were countless eyes and mouths, and mystic forms innumerable, with shining ornaments and flaming celestial weapons." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.10's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2070 Parābhava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1935 Vijaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1420
Malayalam Era: 1189
Nanakshahi: 544
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya316.58°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
चन्द्र Candra176.34°KanyāCitrā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala327.04°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
बुध Budha323.29°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati43.30°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P1
शुक्र Śukra309.49°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
शनि Śani197.14°TulāSvātī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:59 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:41 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:50 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)20:40 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)08:18 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 41 Mins 52 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 18 Mins 08 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:25 – 05:12
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:01 – 05:59
Abhijit Muhūrta11:27 – 12:13
Vijaya Muhūrta13:47 – 14:34
Godhūli Muhūrta17:29 – 17:53
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:41 – 18:10
Amṛta Kāla17:26 – 19:11
Niśīta Muhūrta23:27 – 00:13

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:22 – 11:50
Yamaganda14:45 – 16:13
Gulika Kāla07:27 – 08:55
Varjyam06:28 – 06:47
Dur Muhūrta 08:43 – 09:06

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:59 – 07:27 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:27 – 08:55 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:55 – 10:22 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:22 – 11:50 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:50 – 13:18 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:18 – 14:45 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:45 – 16:13 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:13 – 17:41 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:41 – 19:13 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:13 – 20:45 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:45 – 22:18 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:18 – 23:50 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:50 – 01:22 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:22 – 02:55 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:55 – 04:27 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:27 – 05:59 (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 Year5114
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867887.27
Julian Day2456352.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0369°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)219.21°
🪷 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 (24.0369°), declination -7.59°, EoT -13.04 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: 2013-03-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)