पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · March 8, 2013 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 11.17 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
किरीटिनं गदिनं चक्रिणं च

तेजोराशिं सर्वतोदीप्तिमन्तम्।

पश्यामि त्वां दुर्निरीक्ष्यं समन्ताद्

दीप्तानलार्कद्युतिमप्रमेयम्।।11.17।।
"11.17 I see thee with the crown, the sceptre and the discus; a blaze of splendour. Scarce can I gaze on thee, so radiant thou art, glowing like the blazing fire, brilliant as the sun, immeasurable." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.17'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 Dvādaśī (27/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Varīyān
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya323.59°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
चन्द्र Candra274.74°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala332.51°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
बुध Budha316.45°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati44.02°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
शुक्र Śukra318.23°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
शनि Śani196.98°TulāSvātī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:53 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:44 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:48 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)03:06 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)14:00 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 50 Mins 56 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 09 Mins 04 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:18 – 05:06
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:54 – 05:53
Abhijit Muhūrta11:25 – 12:12
Vijaya Muhūrta13:47 – 14:34
Godhūli Muhūrta17:32 – 17:56
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:44 – 18:14
Amṛta Kāla17:29 – 19:14
Niśīta Muhūrta23:25 – 00:12

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:20 – 11:48
Yamaganda14:46 – 16:15
Gulika Kāla07:22 – 08:51
Varjyam06:23 – 06:42
Dur Muhūrta 08:39 – 09:03

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mānasa (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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:53 – 07:22 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:22 – 08:51 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:51 – 10:20 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:20 – 11:48 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:48 – 13:17 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:17 – 14:46 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:46 – 16:15 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:15 – 17:44 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:44 – 19:15 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:15 – 20:46 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:46 – 22:17 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:17 – 23:48 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:48 – 01:20 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:20 – 02:51 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:51 – 04:22 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:22 – 05:53 (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)1867894.27
Julian Day2456359.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0371°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)312.41°
🪷 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 (24.0371°), declination -4.89°, EoT -11.53 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: 2013-03-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)