पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · March 29, 2015 CE

Also observed today

मीन सङ्क्रान्ति · Mīna SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 12.12 · Chapter 12 · भक्तियोग · Bhakti-Yoga

श्रेयो हि ज्ञानमभ्यासाज्ज्ञानाद्ध्यानं विशिष्यते।ध्यानात्कर्मफलत्यागस्त्यागाच्छान्तिरनन्तरम्।।12.12।।

"12.12 Knowledge is superior to blind action, meditation to mere knowledge, renunciation of the fruit of action to meditation, and where there is renunciation peace will follow." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 12.12's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2072 Kīlaka

Śaka Saṁvat: 1937 Manmatha

Bengali Saṁvat: 1422

Malayalam Era: 1191

Nanakshahi: 546

Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Navamī (9/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Punarvasu Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)	Kaulava
वार (Vāra)	Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	343.97°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P4
चन्द्र Candra	93.55°	Karka	Puṣya P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	3.71°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P2
बुध Budha	331.90°	Mīna	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	107.92°	Karka	Aśleṣā P1
शुक्र Śukra	19.68°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P2
शनि Śani	220.46°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:33 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:51 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:42 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	12:22 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	01:39 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 17 Mins 51 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 42 Mins 09 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:55 – 04:44
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:32 – 05:33
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:18 – 12:07
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:45 – 14:34
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:39 – 18:03
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:51 – 18:22
Amṛta Kāla	17:36 – 19:21
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:18 – 00:07

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	16:19 – 17:51
Yamaganda	11:42 – 13:14
Gulika Kāla	14:47 – 16:19
Varjyam	06:04 – 06:24
Dur Muhūrta	08:25 – 08:50

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: South-West

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvaja (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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg	05:33 – 07:06 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala	07:06 – 08:38 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha	08:38 – 10:10 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta	10:10 – 11:42 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla	11:42 – 13:14 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha	13:14 – 14:47 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga	14:47 – 16:19 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg	16:19 – 17:51 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha	17:51 – 19:19 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga	19:19 – 20:47 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg	20:47 – 22:14 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala	22:14 – 23:42 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha	23:42 – 01:10 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta	01:10 – 02:38 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla	02:38 – 04:06 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha	04:06 – 05:33 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 22.5958°

Longitude: 88.2636°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Rāma Navamī Walk (राम नवमी यात्रा)

9 steps · festival walk
Today is Rāma Navamī — its dedicated walk.

Vālmīki Bāla-Kāṇḍa selections + BG 4.7-8 (avatāra principle).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Navamī + Punarvasu alignment also occurred on:

-1626101-04-03 — Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Śukla Navamī + Punarvasu)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5116
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1868645.27
Julian Day	2457110.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.0659°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	106.76°

🪷 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 (24.0659°), declination 3.19°, EoT -5.30 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: 2015-03-29 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)