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

🪷 आज: मीन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mīna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Pisces; Mīna-māsa begins.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 14.21 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
अर्जुन उवाचकैर्लिंगैस्त्रीन्गुणानेतानतीतो भवति प्रभो।किमाचारः कथं चैतांस्त्रीन्गुणानतिवर्तते।।14.21।।
"14.21 Arjuna asked: My Lord! By what signs can he who has transcended the Qualities be recognized? How does he act? How does he live beyond them?" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 14.21'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 Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Bhādrapadā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śukla
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya348.88°MīnaRevatī P1
चन्द्र Candra322.83°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala37.49°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4
बुध Budha323.10°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati240.11°DhanuMūla P1
शुक्र Śukra314.33°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
शनि Śani265.72°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:28 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:53 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:41 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:03 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:50 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 24 Mins 24 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 35 Mins 36 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:49 – 04:39
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:26 – 05:28
Abhijit Muhūrta11:16 – 12:05
Vijaya Muhūrta13:45 – 14:34
Godhūli Muhūrta17:41 – 18:05
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:53 – 18:24
Amṛta Kāla17:38 – 19:23
Niśīta Muhūrta23:16 – 00:05

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:41 – 13:14
Yamaganda07:02 – 08:35
Gulika Kāla10:08 – 11:41
Varjyam05:59 – 06:19
Dur Muhūrta 08:22 – 08:47

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (Inauspicious)
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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:28 – 07:02 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:02 – 08:35 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:35 – 10:08 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:08 – 11:41 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:41 – 13:14 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:14 – 14:47 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:47 – 16:20 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:20 – 17:53 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:53 – 19:20 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:20 – 20:47 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:47 – 22:14 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:14 – 23:41 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:41 – 01:08 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:08 – 02:35 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:35 – 04:02 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:02 – 05:28 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5120
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870111.27
Julian Day2458576.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1219°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)332.93°
🪷 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 (24.1219°), declination 5.13°, EoT -3.71 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: 2019-04-03 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)