पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · March 6, 2018 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 3.33 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
सदृशं चेष्टते स्वस्याः प्रकृतेर्ज्ञानवानपि।

प्रकृतिं यान्ति भूतानि निग्रहः किं करिष्यति।।3.33।।
"3.33 Even the wise man acts in character with his nature; indeed, all creatures act according to their natures. What is the use of compulsion then?" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.33's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2075 Virodhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1940 Vilambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1425
Malayalam Era: 1194
Nanakshahi: 549
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Pañcamī (20/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Svātī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya321.31°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
चन्द्र Candra192.31°TulāSvātī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala238.84°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
बुध Budha335.11°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati208.90°TulāViśākhā P3
शुक्र Śukra334.49°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
शनि Śani253.42°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:55 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:43 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:49 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)21:34 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)08:52 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 48 Mins 03 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 11 Mins 57 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:21 – 05:08
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:56 – 05:55
Abhijit Muhūrta11:25 – 12:13
Vijaya Muhūrta13:47 – 14:34
Godhūli Muhūrta17:31 – 17:55
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:43 – 18:12
Amṛta Kāla17:28 – 19:13
Niśīta Muhūrta23:25 – 00:13

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:46 – 16:14
Yamaganda08:52 – 10:20
Gulika Kāla11:49 – 13:17
Varjyam06:24 – 06:43
Dur Muhūrta 08:40 – 09:04

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Gada (Inauspicious)
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 · 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 · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:55 – 07:23 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:23 – 08:52 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:52 – 10:20 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:20 – 11:49 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:49 – 13:17 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:17 – 14:46 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:46 – 16:14 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:14 – 17:43 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:43 – 19:14 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:14 – 20:46 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:46 – 22:17 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:17 – 23:49 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:49 – 01:20 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:20 – 02:52 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:52 – 04:23 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:23 – 05:55 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869718.27
Julian Day2458183.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1069°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)230.94°
🪷 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 (24.1069°), declination -5.75°, EoT -12.00 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: 2018-03-06 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)