पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · March 9, 2013 CE

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

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 11.18 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
त्वमक्षरं परमं वेदितव्यं

त्वमस्य विश्वस्य परं निधानम्।

त्वमव्ययः शाश्वतधर्मगोप्ता

सनातनस्त्वं पुरुषो मतो मे।।11.18।।
"11.18 Imperishable art Thou, the Sole One worthy to be known, the priceless Treasure-house of the universe, the immortal Guardian of the Life Eternal, the Spirit Everlasting." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.18'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 Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya324.59°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
चन्द्र Candra288.87°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala333.29°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
बुध Budha315.52°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati44.13°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
शुक्र Śukra319.48°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
शनि Śani196.95°TulāSvātī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:52 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:44 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:48 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)03:52 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)14:59 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 52 Mins 14 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 07 Mins 46 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:17 – 05:05
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:53 – 05:52
Abhijit Muhūrta11:24 – 12:12
Vijaya Muhūrta13:47 – 14:34
Godhūli Muhūrta17:32 – 17:56
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:44 – 18:14
Amṛta Kāla17:29 – 19:14
Niśīta Muhūrta23:24 – 00:12

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:50 – 10:19
Yamaganda13:17 – 14:46
Gulika Kāla05:52 – 07:21
Varjyam06:22 – 06:41
Dur Muhūrta 08:38 – 09:02

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla05:52 – 07:21 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:21 – 08:50 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:50 – 10:19 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:19 – 11:48 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:48 – 13:17 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:17 – 14:46 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:46 – 16:15 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:15 – 17:44 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:44 – 19:15 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:15 – 20:46 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:46 – 22:17 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:17 – 23:48 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:48 – 01:19 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:19 – 02:50 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:50 – 04:21 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:21 – 05:52 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 22.5958°
Longitude: 88.2636°
Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5114
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867895.27
Julian Day2456360.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0372°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)325.71°
🪷 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 (24.0372°), declination -4.50°, EoT -11.28 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: 2013-03-09 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)