पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · April 2, 2014 CE

🪷 आज: मत्स्य जयन्ती — Matsya Jayantī
Matsya saved Vaivasvata Manu and the Vedas during the cosmic deluge.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 3.1 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
अर्जुन उवाच

ज्यायसी चेत्कर्मणस्ते मता बुद्धिर्जनार्दन।

तत्किं कर्मणि घोरे मां नियोजयसि केशव।।3.1।।
"3.1 "Arjuna questioned: My Lord! If Wisdom is above action, why dost Thou advise me to engage in this terrible fight?" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.1's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Śukla 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)Śukla Tṛtīyā (3/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Bharaṇī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya348.17°MīnaRevatī P1
चन्द्र Candra16.92°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala177.15°KanyāCitrā P2
बुध Budha326.51°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati76.84°MithunaĀrdrā P4
शुक्र Śukra301.73°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
शनि Śani208.27°TulāViśākhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:29 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:53 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:41 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:08 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:04 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 23 Mins 23 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 36 Mins 37 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:50 – 04:40
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:27 – 05:29
Abhijit Muhūrta11:16 – 12:06
Vijaya Muhūrta13:45 – 14:34
Godhūli Muhūrta17:41 – 18:05
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:53 – 18:24
Amṛta Kāla17:38 – 19:23
Niśīta Muhūrta23:16 – 00:06

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:41 – 13:14
Yamaganda07:02 – 08:35
Gulika Kāla10:08 – 11:41
Varjyam06:00 – 06:20
Dur Muhūrta 08:23 – 08:48

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:29 – 07:02 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:02 – 08:35 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:35 – 10:08 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:08 – 11:41 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:41 – 13:14 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:14 – 14:47 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:47 – 16:20 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:20 – 17:53 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:53 – 19:20 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:20 – 20:47 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:47 – 22:14 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:14 – 23:41 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:41 – 01:08 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:08 – 02:35 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:35 – 04:02 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:02 – 05:29 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5115
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868284.27
Julian Day2456749.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0521°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)29.84°
🪷 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 (24.0521°), declination 4.83°, EoT -4.03 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: 2014-04-02 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)