पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · March 17, 2014 CE

🪷 आज: मीन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mīna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Pisces; Mīna-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.57 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
यः सर्वत्रानभिस्नेहस्तत्तत्प्राप्य शुभाशुभम्।

नाभिनन्दति न द्वेष्टि तस्य प्रज्ञा प्रतिष्ठिता।।2.57।।
"2.57 He who wherever he goes is attached to no person and to no place by ties of flesh; who accepts good and evil alike, neither welcoming the one nor shrinking from the other - take him to be one who is merged in the Infinite." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.57's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2071 Plavaṅga
Śaka Saṁvat: 1936 Jaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1421
Malayalam Era: 1190
Nanakshahi: 545
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Pratipada (16/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Phalgunī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya332.32°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
चन्द्र Candra156.04°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala181.71°TulāCitrā P3
बुध Budha304.78°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati75.91°MithunaĀrdrā P3
शुक्र Śukra285.67°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
शनि Śani208.85°TulāViśākhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:45 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:47 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:46 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)17:58 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)06:03 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 02 Mins 25 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 57 Mins 35 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:08 – 04:57
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:45 – 05:45
Abhijit Muhūrta11:22 – 12:10
Vijaya Muhūrta13:46 – 14:35
Godhūli Muhūrta17:35 – 17:59
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:47 – 18:17
Amṛta Kāla17:32 – 19:17
Niśīta Muhūrta23:22 – 00:10

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:15 – 08:45
Yamaganda10:16 – 11:46
Gulika Kāla13:16 – 14:47
Varjyam06:15 – 06:34
Dur Muhūrta 08:33 – 08:57

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Utpāta (Inauspicious)
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):
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 · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta05:45 – 07:15 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:15 – 08:45 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:45 – 10:16 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:16 – 11:46 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:46 – 13:16 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:16 – 14:47 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:47 – 16:17 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:17 – 17:47 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:47 – 19:17 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:17 – 20:47 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:47 – 22:16 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:16 – 23:46 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:46 – 01:16 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:16 – 02:45 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:45 – 04:15 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:15 – 05:45 (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 Year5115
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868268.27
Julian Day2456733.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0515°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)183.63°
🪷 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 (24.0515°), declination -1.44°, EoT -9.06 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: 2014-03-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)