पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · March 15, 2019 CE

🪷 आज: राम नवमी — Rāma Navamī
Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā. Sūryavaṃśa's most exalted moment.
Historical anchor: Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (Ayodhyā) — -1626101-04-03 →

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 14.2 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
इदं ज्ञानमुपाश्रित्य मम साधर्म्यमागताः।सर्गेऽपि नोपजायन्ते प्रलये न व्यथन्ति च।।14.2।।
"14.2 Dwelling in Wisdom and realising My Divinity, they are not born again when the universe is re-created at the beginning of every cycle, nor are they affected when it is dissolved." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 14.2's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2076 Paridhāvi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1941 Vikāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1426
Malayalam Era: 1195
Nanakshahi: 550
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Navamī (9/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Ārdrā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya330.04°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
चन्द्र Candra67.66°MithunaĀrdrā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala24.86°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
बुध Budha329.97°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati239.11°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
शुक्र Śukra291.51°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
शनि Śani264.63°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:47 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:46 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:47 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)11:33 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)01:01 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 59 Mins 30 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 00 Mins 30 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:11 – 04:59
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:47 – 05:47
Abhijit Muhūrta11:23 – 12:11
Vijaya Muhūrta13:47 – 14:34
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 Kāla10:17 – 11:47
Yamaganda14:46 – 16:16
Gulika Kāla07:17 – 08:47
Varjyam06:17 – 06:36
Dur Muhūrta 08:35 – 08:59

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
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 · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:47 – 07:17 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:17 – 08:47 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:47 – 10:17 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:17 – 11:47 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:47 – 13:17 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:17 – 14:46 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:46 – 16:16 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:16 – 17:46 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:46 – 19:16 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:16 – 20:46 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:46 – 22:17 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:17 – 23:47 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:47 – 01:17 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:17 – 02:47 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:47 – 04:17 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:17 – 05:47 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

9 steps · festival walk
Today is Rāma Navamī — its dedicated walk.
Vālmīki Bāla-Kāṇḍa selections + BG 4.7-8 (avatāra principle).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Navamī + Ārdrā alignment also occurred on:
-1626101-04-03Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Śukla Navamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5120
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870092.27
Julian Day2458557.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1212°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)100.85°
🪷 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 (24.1212°), declination -2.32°, EoT -9.65 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: 2019-03-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)