पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · March 8, 2015 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 11.46 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
किरीटिनं गदिनं चक्रहस्त

मिच्छामि त्वां द्रष्टुमहं तथैव।

तेनैव रूपेण चतुर्भुजेन

सहस्रबाहो भव विश्वमूर्ते।।11.46।।
"11.46 I long to see Thee as thou wert before, with the crown, the sceptre and the discus in Thy hands; in Thy other Form, with Thy four hands, O Thou Whose arms are countless and Whose forms are infinite." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.46's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2072 Kīlaka
Śaka Saṁvat: 1937 Manmatha
Bengali Saṁvat: 1422
Malayalam Era: 1191
Nanakshahi: 546
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā (18/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya323.08°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
चन्द्र Candra167.83°KanyāHasta P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala347.93°MīnaRevatī P1
बुध Budha298.46°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati109.28°KarkaAśleṣā P1
शुक्र Śukra354.35°MīnaRevatī P3
शनि Śani220.59°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:53 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:44 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:48 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)19:33 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)07:22 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 50 Mins 18 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 09 Mins 42 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:19 – 05:06
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:54 – 05:53
Abhijit Muhūrta11:25 – 12:12
Vijaya Muhūrta13:47 – 14:34
Godhūli Muhūrta17:32 – 17:56
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:44 – 18:13
Amṛta Kāla17:29 – 19:14
Niśīta Muhūrta23:25 – 00:12

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:15 – 17:44
Yamaganda11:48 – 13:17
Gulika Kāla14:46 – 16:15
Varjyam06:23 – 06:42
Dur Muhūrta 08:39 – 09:03

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mānasa (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg05:53 – 07:22 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:22 – 08:51 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha08:51 – 10:20 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:20 – 11:48 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla11:48 – 13:17 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:17 – 14:46 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:46 – 16:15 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:15 – 17:44 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha17:44 – 19:15 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:15 – 20:46 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:46 – 22:17 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:17 – 23:48 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha23:48 – 01:20 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:20 – 02:51 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla02:51 – 04:22 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:22 – 05:53 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5116
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868624.27
Julian Day2457089.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0651°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)207.31°
🪷 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 (24.0651°), declination -5.08°, EoT -11.53 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: 2015-03-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)