पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · March 28, 2014 CE

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

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.68 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
तस्माद्यस्य महाबाहो निगृहीतानि सर्वशः।

इन्द्रियाणीन्द्रियार्थेभ्यस्तस्य प्रज्ञा प्रतिष्ठिता।।2.68।।
"2.68 Therefore, O Might-in-Arms, he who keeps his senses detached from their objects - take it that his reason is purified." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.68'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 Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śatabhiṣā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Sādhya
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya343.23°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
चन्द्र Candra306.40°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala178.85°KanyāCitrā P2
बुध Budha318.98°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati76.47°MithunaĀrdrā P3
शुक्र Śukra296.55°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
शनि Śani208.49°TulāViśākhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:34 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:51 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:43 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)03:32 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)14:59 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 16 Mins 52 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 43 Mins 08 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:56 – 04:45
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:33 – 05:34
Abhijit Muhūrta11:18 – 12:07
Vijaya Muhūrta13:45 – 14:35
Godhūli Muhūrta17:39 – 18:03
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:51 – 18:22
Amṛta Kāla17:36 – 19:21
Niśīta Muhūrta23:18 – 00:07

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:10 – 11:43
Yamaganda14:47 – 16:19
Gulika Kāla07:06 – 08:38
Varjyam06:05 – 06:24
Dur Muhūrta 08:26 – 08:51

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Utpāta (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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:34 – 07:06 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:06 – 08:38 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:38 – 10:10 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:10 – 11:43 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:43 – 13:15 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:15 – 14:47 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:47 – 16:19 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:19 – 17:51 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:51 – 19:19 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:19 – 20:47 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:47 – 22:15 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:15 – 23:43 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:43 – 01:10 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:10 – 02:38 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:38 – 04:06 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:06 – 05:34 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5115
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868279.27
Julian Day2456744.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0519°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)325.12°
🪷 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 (24.0519°), declination 2.89°, EoT -5.62 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: 2014-03-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)