पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · March 3, 2019 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 13.25 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga
ध्यानेनात्मनि पश्यन्ति केचिदात्मानमात्मना।अन्ये सांख्येन योगेन कर्मयोगेन चापरे।।13.25।।
"13.25 Some realise the Supreme by meditating, by its aid, on the Self within, others by pure reason, others by right action." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 13.25's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2076 Paridhāvi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1941 Vikāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1426
Malayalam Era: 1195
Nanakshahi: 550
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī (27/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Varīyān
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya318.04°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
चन्द्र Candra278.71°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala16.81°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
बुध Budha334.76°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati237.96°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
शुक्र Śukra277.21°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
शनि Śani263.70°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:58 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:42 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:50 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)03:44 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)14:41 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 43 Mins 51 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 16 Mins 09 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:24 – 05:11
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:59 – 05:58
Abhijit Muhūrta11:26 – 12:13
Vijaya Muhūrta13:47 – 14:34
Godhūli Muhūrta17:30 – 17:54
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:42 – 18:11
Amṛta Kāla17:27 – 19:12
Niśīta Muhūrta23:26 – 00:13

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:14 – 17:42
Yamaganda11:50 – 13:18
Gulika Kāla14:46 – 16:14
Varjyam06:27 – 06:46
Dur Muhūrta 08:42 – 09:05

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg05:58 – 07:26 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:26 – 08:54 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha08:54 – 10:22 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:22 – 11:50 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla11:50 – 13:18 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:18 – 14:46 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:46 – 16:14 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:14 – 17:42 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha17:42 – 19:14 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:14 – 20:46 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:46 – 22:18 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:18 – 23:50 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha23:50 – 01:22 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:22 – 02:54 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla02:54 – 04:26 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:26 – 05:58 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5120
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870080.27
Julian Day2458545.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1208°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)318.90°
🪷 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 (24.1208°), declination -7.00°, EoT -12.65 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: 2019-03-03 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)