पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · March 21, 2019 CE

🪷 आज: मीन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mīna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Pisces; Mīna-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 14.8 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
तमस्त्वज्ञानजं विद्धि मोहनं सर्वदेहिनाम्।प्रमादालस्यनिद्राभिस्तन्निबध्नाति भारत।।14.8।।
"14.8 But Ignorance, the product of darkness, stupefies the senses in all embodied beings, binding them by chains of folly, indolence and lethargy." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 14.8's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Pratipada (16/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Phalgunī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya336.01°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
चन्द्र Candra155.63°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala28.86°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
बुध Budha324.61°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati239.54°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
शुक्र Śukra298.70°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
शनि Śani265.03°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:41 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:48 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:45 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)17:41 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)05:46 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 07 Mins 24 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 52 Mins 36 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:04 – 04:53
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:40 – 05:41
Abhijit Muhūrta11:21 – 12:09
Vijaya Muhūrta13:46 – 14:35
Godhūli Muhūrta17:36 – 18:00
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:48 – 18:19
Amṛta Kāla17:33 – 19:18
Niśīta Muhūrta23:21 – 00:09

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:16 – 14:47
Yamaganda05:41 – 07:12
Gulika Kāla08:43 – 10:14
Varjyam06:11 – 06:31
Dur Muhūrta 08:31 – 08:55

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhātṛ (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):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha05:41 – 07:12 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:12 – 08:43 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:43 – 10:14 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:14 – 11:45 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:45 – 13:16 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:16 – 14:47 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:47 – 16:18 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:18 – 17:48 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:48 – 19:18 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:18 – 20:47 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:47 – 22:16 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:16 – 23:45 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:45 – 01:14 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:14 – 02:43 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:43 – 04:12 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:12 – 05:41 (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 Time

Kali Year5120
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870098.27
Julian Day2458563.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1214°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)180.51°
🪷 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 (24.1214°), declination 0.05°, EoT -7.84 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: 2019-03-21 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)