पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · March 14, 2018 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 3.41 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
तस्मात्त्वमिन्द्रियाण्यादौ नियम्य भरतर्षभ।

पाप्मानं प्रजहि ह्येनं ज्ञानविज्ञाननाशनम्।।3.41।।
"3.41 Therefore, O Arjuna, first control thy senses and then slay desire, for it is full of sin, and is the destroyer of knowledge and of wisdom." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.41'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 Dvādaśī (27/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya329.30°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
चन्द्र Candra289.00°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala243.51°DhanuMūla P2
बुध Budha347.24°MīnaRevatī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati208.88°TulāViśākhā P3
शुक्र Śukra344.44°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
शनि Śani253.91°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:48 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:46 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:47 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)03:32 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)14:39 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 58 Mins 30 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 01 Mins 30 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:12 – 05:00
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:48 – 05:48
Abhijit Muhūrta11:23 – 12:11
Vijaya Muhūrta13:47 – 14:35
Godhūli Muhūrta17:34 – 17:58
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:46 – 18:16
Amṛta Kāla17:31 – 19:16
Niśīta Muhūrta23:23 – 00:11

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:47 – 13:17
Yamaganda07:17 – 08:47
Gulika Kāla10:17 – 11:47
Varjyam06:18 – 06:37
Dur Muhūrta 08:35 – 08:59

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (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):
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 · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:48 – 07:17 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:17 – 08:47 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:47 – 10:17 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:17 – 11:47 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:47 – 13:17 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:17 – 14:47 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:47 – 16:16 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:16 – 17:46 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:46 – 19:16 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:16 – 20:47 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:47 – 22:17 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:17 – 23:47 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:47 – 01:17 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:17 – 02:47 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:47 – 04:17 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:17 – 05:48 (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 Year5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869726.27
Julian Day2458191.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1072°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)318.47°
🪷 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 (24.1072°), declination -2.62°, EoT -9.94 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: 2018-03-14 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)