पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · March 22, 2019 CE

🪷 आज: मीन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mīna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Pisces; Mīna-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 14.9 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
सत्त्वं सुखे सञ्जयति रजः कर्मणि भारत।ज्ञानमावृत्य तु तमः प्रमादे सञ्जयत्युत।।14.9।।
"14.9 Purity brings happiness, Passion commotion, and Ignorance, which obscures wisdom, leads to a life of failure." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 14.9'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 Dvitīyā (17/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya337.01°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
चन्द्र Candra170.50°KanyāHasta P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala29.53°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
बुध Budha323.92°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati239.60°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
शुक्र Śukra299.90°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
शनि Śani265.09°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4

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)18:46 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)06:31 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 08 Mins 43 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 51 Mins 17 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:03 – 04:52
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 Kāla10:13 – 11:44
Yamaganda14:47 – 16:18
Gulika Kāla07:11 – 08:42
Varjyam06:10 – 06:30
Dur Muhūrta 08:30 – 08:54

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (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):
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 · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:40 – 07:11 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:11 – 08:42 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:42 – 10:13 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:13 – 11:44 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:44 – 13:16 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:16 – 14:47 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:47 – 16:18 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:18 – 17:49 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:49 – 19:18 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:18 – 20:47 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:47 – 22:16 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:16 – 23:44 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:44 – 01:13 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:13 – 02:42 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:42 – 04:11 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:11 – 05:40 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5120
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870099.27
Julian Day2458564.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1215°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)193.78°
🪷 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 (24.1215°), declination 0.45°, 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: 2019-03-22 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)