पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · March 10, 2013 CE

🪷 आज: महा शिवरात्रि — Mahā Śivarātri
The greatest night of Lord Śiva; cosmic dance of dissolution.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 11.19 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
अनादिमध्यान्तमनन्तवीर्य

मनन्तबाहुं शशिसूर्यनेत्रम्।

पश्यामि त्वां दीप्तहुताशवक्त्रम्

स्वतेजसा विश्वमिदं तपन्तम्।।11.19।।
"11.19 Without beginning, without middle and without end, infinite in power, Thine arms all-embracing, the sun and moon Thine eyes, Thy face beaming with the fire of sacrifice, flooding the whole universe with light." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.19'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 Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya325.59°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
चन्द्र Candra302.84°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala334.07°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
बुध Budha314.67°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati44.25°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
शुक्र Śukra320.73°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
शनि Śani196.92°TulāSvātī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:51 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:45 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:48 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:36 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:58 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 53 Mins 32 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 06 Mins 28 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:16 – 05:04
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:52 – 05:51
Abhijit Muhūrta11:24 – 12:12
Vijaya Muhūrta13:47 – 14:34
Godhūli Muhūrta17:33 – 17:57
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:45 – 18:14
Amṛta Kāla17:30 – 19:15
Niśīta Muhūrta23:24 – 00:12

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:16 – 17:45
Yamaganda11:48 – 13:17
Gulika Kāla14:46 – 16:16
Varjyam06:21 – 06:40
Dur Muhūrta 08:38 – 09:01

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Gada (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):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg05:51 – 07:20 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:20 – 08:50 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha08:50 – 10:19 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:19 – 11:48 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla11:48 – 13:17 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:17 – 14:46 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:46 – 16:16 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:16 – 17:45 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha17:45 – 19:16 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:16 – 20:46 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:46 – 22:17 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:17 – 23:48 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha23:48 – 01:19 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:19 – 02:50 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla02:50 – 04:20 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:20 – 05:51 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

12 steps · festival walk
Today is Mahā Śivarātri — its dedicated walk.
Śiva-stuti through Bhāgavata + Mahābhārata Anuśāsana.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5114
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867896.27
Julian Day2456361.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0372°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)338.84°
🪷 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 -4.11°, EoT -11.02 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: 2013-03-10 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)