पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · March 22, 2018 CE

🪷 आज: रामानुजाचार्य जयन्ती — Rāmānujācārya Jayantī
Birth of Rāmānujācārya; Viśiṣṭādvaita-pratiṣṭhāpaka. Caitra Śukla 5.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 4.6 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
अजोऽपि सन्नव्ययात्मा भूतानामीश्वरोऽपि सन्।

प्रकृतिं स्वामधिष्ठाय संभवाम्यात्ममायया।।4.6।।
"4.6 have no beginning. Though I am imperishable, as well as Lord of all that exists, yet by My own will and power do I manifest Myself." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.6's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2075 Virodhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1940 Vilambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1425
Malayalam Era: 1194
Nanakshahi: 549
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pañcamī (5/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Kṛttikā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya337.26°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
चन्द्र Candra33.26°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala248.10°DhanuMūla P3
बुध Budha352.63°MīnaRevatī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati208.66°TulāViśākhā P3
शुक्र Śukra354.35°MīnaRevatī P3
शनि Śani254.31°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:40 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:49 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:44 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:52 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:05 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 09 Mins 02 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 50 Mins 58 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:03 – 04:51
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:39 – 05:40
Abhijit Muhūrta11:20 – 12:09
Vijaya Muhūrta13:46 – 14:35
Godhūli Muhūrta17:37 – 18:01
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:49 – 18:19
Amṛta Kāla17:34 – 19:19
Niśīta Muhūrta23:20 – 00:09

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:16 – 14:47
Yamaganda05:40 – 07:11
Gulika Kāla08:42 – 10:13
Varjyam06:10 – 06:30
Dur Muhūrta 08:30 – 08:54

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha05:40 – 07:11 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:11 – 08:42 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:42 – 10:13 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:13 – 11:44 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:44 – 13:16 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:16 – 14:47 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:47 – 16:18 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:18 – 17:49 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:49 – 19:18 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:18 – 20:47 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:47 – 22:16 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:16 – 23:44 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:44 – 01:13 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:13 – 02:42 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:42 – 04:11 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:11 – 05:40 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Pañcamī + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-04Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Kṛttikā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869734.27
Julian Day2458199.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1075°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)56.14°
🪷 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 (24.1075°), declination 0.54°, EoT -7.53 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: 2018-03-22 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)