पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · March 15, 2013 CE

Also observed today

विनायक चतुर्थी · Vināyaka Caturthī (monthly)Pan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 11.24 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga

नभःस्पृशं दीप्तमनेकवर्णं

व्यात्ताननं दीप्तविशालनेत्रम्।

दृष्ट्वा हि त्वां प्रव्यथितान्तरात्मा

धृतिं न विन्दामि शमं च विष्णो।।11.24।।

"11.24 When I see Thee, touching the Heavens, glowing with colour, with open mouth and wide open fiery eyes, I am terrified. O My Lord! My courage and peace of mind desert me." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 11.24's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2070 Parābhava

Śaka Saṁvat: 1935 Vijaya

Bengali Saṁvat: 1420

Malayalam Era: 1189

Nanakshahi: 544

Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Aśvinī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Indra
करण (Karaṇa)	Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)	Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	330.58°	Mīna	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P4
चन्द्र Candra	8.90°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	337.95°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P2
बुध Budha	311.88°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	44.86°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P2
शुक्र Śukra	326.96°	Kumbha	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P3
शनि Śani	196.74°	Tulā	Svātī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:47 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:47 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:47 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	07:56 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	20:44 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 00 Mins 06 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 59 Mins 54 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:11 – 04:59
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:47 – 05:47
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:23 – 12:11
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:47 – 14:35
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:35 – 17:59
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:47 – 18:17
Amṛta Kāla	17:32 – 19:17
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:23 – 00:11

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	10:17 – 11:47
Yamaganda	14:47 – 16:17
Gulika Kāla	07:17 – 08:47
Varjyam	06:17 – 06:36
Dur Muhūrta	08:35 – 08:59

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: South-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Amṛta (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)

Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)

Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala	05:47 – 07:17 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha	07:17 – 08:47 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta	08:47 – 10:17 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla	10:17 – 11:47 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha	11:47 – 13:17 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga	13:17 – 14:47 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg	14:47 – 16:17 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala	16:17 – 17:47 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga	17:47 – 19:17 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg	19:17 – 20:47 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala	20:47 – 22:17 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha	22:17 – 23:47 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta	23:47 – 01:17 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla	01:17 – 02:47 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha	02:47 – 04:17 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga	04:17 – 05:47 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 22.5958°

Longitude: 88.2636°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śukra Walk (शुक्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Caturthī + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:

-3101-02-18 — Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5114
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1867901.27
Julian Day	2456366.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.0374°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	40.17°

🪷 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 (24.0374°), declination -2.14°, EoT -9.65 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: 2013-03-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)