पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · March 7, 2016 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 3.5 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
न हि कश्िचत्क्षणमपि जातु तिष्ठत्यकर्मकृत्।

कार्यते ह्यवशः कर्म सर्वः प्रकृतिजैर्गुणैः।।3.5।।
"3.5 He cannot even for a moment remain really inactive, for the Qualities of Nature will compel him to act whether he will or no." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.5's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2073 Saumya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1938 Durmukhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1423
Malayalam Era: 1192
Nanakshahi: 547
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya322.82°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
चन्द्र Candra294.99°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala216.02°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
बुध Budha308.40°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati143.70°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
शुक्र Śukra299.06°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
शनि Śani231.83°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:54 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:44 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:49 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:21 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:34 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 49 Mins 59 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 10 Mins 01 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:19 – 05:06
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:55 – 05:54
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 Kāla07:22 – 08:51
Yamaganda10:20 – 11:49
Gulika Kāla13:17 – 14:46
Varjyam06:23 – 06:42
Dur Muhūrta 08:39 – 09:03

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Sushira (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):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta05:54 – 07:22 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:22 – 08:51 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:51 – 10:20 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:20 – 11:49 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:49 – 13:17 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:17 – 14:46 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:46 – 16:15 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:15 – 17:44 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:44 – 19:15 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:15 – 20:46 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:46 – 22:17 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:17 – 23:49 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:49 – 01:20 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:20 – 02:51 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:51 – 04:22 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:22 – 05:54 (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 Time

Kali Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868989.27
Julian Day2457454.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0790°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)332.24°
🪷 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 (24.0790°), declination -5.17°, EoT -11.77 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: 2016-03-07 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)