पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · March 25, 2013 CE

🪷 आज: मीन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mīna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Pisces; Mīna-māsa begins.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 11.34 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
द्रोणं च भीष्मं च जयद्रथं च

कर्णं तथाऽन्यानपि योधवीरान्।

मया हतांस्त्वं जहि मा व्यथिष्ठा

युध्यस्व जेतासि रणे सपत्नान्।।11.34।।
"11.34 Drona and Bheeshma, Jayadratha and Karna, and other brave warriors - I have condemned them all. Destroy them; fight and fear not. Thy foes shall be crushed."" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.34'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 Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Maghā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śūla
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya340.52°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
चन्द्र Candra130.97°SiṃhaMaghā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala345.68°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
बुध Budha313.80°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati46.27°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
शुक्र Śukra339.42°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
शनि Śani196.27°TulāSvātī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:37 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:50 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:44 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)15:26 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)04:04 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 13 Mins 15 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 46 Mins 45 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:59 – 04:48
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:36 – 05:37
Abhijit Muhūrta11:19 – 12:08
Vijaya Muhūrta13:46 – 14:35
Godhūli Muhūrta17:38 – 18:02
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:50 – 18:21
Amṛta Kāla17:35 – 19:20
Niśīta Muhūrta23:19 – 00:08

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:09 – 08:40
Yamaganda10:12 – 11:44
Gulika Kāla13:15 – 14:47
Varjyam06:07 – 06:27
Dur Muhūrta 08:28 – 08:52

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)
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):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta05:37 – 07:09 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:09 – 08:40 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:40 – 10:12 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:12 – 11:44 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:44 – 13:15 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:15 – 14:47 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:47 – 16:18 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:18 – 17:50 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:50 – 19:18 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:18 – 20:47 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:47 – 22:15 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:15 – 23:44 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:44 – 01:12 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:12 – 02:40 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:40 – 04:09 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:09 – 05:37 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5114
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867911.27
Julian Day2456376.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0378°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)149.73°
🪷 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 (24.0378°), declination 1.81°, EoT -6.58 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: 2013-03-25 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)