पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · March 5, 2013 CE

Also observed today

कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति · Kumbha SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 11.14 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga

ततः स विस्मयाविष्टो हृष्टरोमा धनञ्जयः।

प्रणम्य शिरसा देवं कृताञ्जलिरभाषत।।11.14।।

"11.14 Thereupon Arjuna, dumb with awe, his hair on end, his head bowed, his hands clasped in salutation, addressed the Lord thus:" — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 11.14'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 Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Jyeṣṭhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)	Kaulava
वार (Vāra)	Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	320.59°	Kumbha	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P1
चन्द्र Candra	232.20°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	330.17°	Mīna	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P4
बुध Budha	319.48°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	43.69°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P2
शुक्र Śukra	314.49°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P3
शनि Śani	197.06°	Tulā	Svātī 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)	00:33 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	11:18 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 47 Mins 02 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 12 Mins 58 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:21 – 05:09
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:57 – 05:56
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:26 – 12:13
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:47 – 14:34
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:31 – 17:55
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:43 – 18:12
Amṛta Kāla	17:28 – 19:13
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:26 – 00:13

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	14:46 – 16:14
Yamaganda	08:52 – 10:21
Gulika Kāla	11:49 – 13:18
Varjyam	06:25 – 06:44
Dur Muhūrta	08:41 – 09:04

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: North-East

Rāhu Vāsa: North

Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (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 · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga	05:56 – 07:24 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg	07:24 – 08:52 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala	08:52 – 10:21 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha	10:21 – 11:49 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta	11:49 – 13:18 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla	13:18 – 14:46 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha	14:46 – 16:14 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga	16:14 – 17:43 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla	17:43 – 19:14 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha	19:14 – 20:46 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga	20:46 – 22:18 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg	22:18 – 23:49 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala	23:49 – 01:21 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha	01:21 – 02:52 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta	02:52 – 04:24 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla	04:24 – 05:56 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 22.5958°

Longitude: 88.2636°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Maṅgala Walk (मङ्गल यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Jyeṣṭhā alignment also occurred on:

-3226-07-09 — Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)

-3137-10-20 — Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Jyeṣṭhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5114
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1867891.27
Julian Day	2456356.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.0370°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	272.07°

🪷 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 (24.0370°), declination -6.05°, 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: 2013-03-05 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)