पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · March 24, 2014 CE

🪷 आज: मीन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mīna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Pisces; Mīna-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.64 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
रागद्वेषवियुक्तैस्तु विषयानिन्द्रियैश्चरन्।

आत्मवश्यैर्विधेयात्मा प्रसादमधिगच्छति।।2.64।।
"2.64 But the self-controlled soul, who moves amongst sense objects, free from either attachment or repulsion, he wins eternal Peace." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.64'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 Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mūla Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Varīyān
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya339.27°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
चन्द्र Candra248.77°DhanuMūla P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala180.04°TulāCitrā P3
बुध Budha313.41°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati76.22°MithunaĀrdrā P3
शुक्र Śukra292.50°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
शनि Śani208.64°TulāViśākhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:38 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:50 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:44 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)00:21 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)11:03 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 11 Mins 37 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 48 Mins 23 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:00 – 04:49
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:37 – 05:38
Abhijit Muhūrta11:19 – 12:08
Vijaya Muhūrta13:46 – 14:35
Godhūli Muhūrta17:38 – 18:02
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:50 – 18:20
Amṛta Kāla17:35 – 19:20
Niśīta Muhūrta23:19 – 00:08

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:09 – 08:41
Yamaganda10:12 – 11:44
Gulika Kāla13:15 – 14:47
Varjyam06:09 – 06:28
Dur Muhūrta 08:29 – 08:53

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Gada (Inauspicious)
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 · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta05:38 – 07:09 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:09 – 08:41 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:41 – 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 – 02:41 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:41 – 04:09 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:09 – 05:38 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Mūla alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5115
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868275.27
Julian Day2456740.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0517°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)271.44°
🪷 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 (24.0517°), declination 1.32°, EoT -6.90 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: 2014-03-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)