पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · April 4, 2019 CE

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

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 14.22 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
श्री भगवानुवाचप्रकाशं च प्रवृत्तिं च मोहमेव च पाण्डव।न द्वेष्टि सम्प्रवृत्तानि न निवृत्तानि काङ्क्षति।।14.22।।
"14.22 Lord Shri Krishna replied: O Prince! He who shuns not the Quality which is present, and longs not for that which is absent;" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 14.22'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 Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Bhādrapadā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)Śakuni
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya349.87°MīnaRevatī P1
चन्द्र Candra334.90°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala38.15°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4
बुध Budha323.59°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati240.14°DhanuMūla P1
शुक्र Śukra315.54°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
शनि Śani265.76°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)11:40 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:39 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:42 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 25 Mins 42 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 34 Mins 18 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:48 – 04:38
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:25 – 05:28
Abhijit Muhūrta11:15 – 12:05
Vijaya Muhūrta13:45 – 14:34
Godhūli Muhūrta17:41 – 18:05
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:53 – 18:24
Amṛta Kāla17:38 – 19:23
Niśīta Muhūrta23:15 – 00:05

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:14 – 14:47
Yamaganda05:28 – 07:01
Gulika Kāla08:34 – 10:07
Varjyam05:59 – 06:18
Dur Muhūrta 08:21 – 08:46

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha05:28 – 07:01 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:01 – 08:34 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:34 – 10:07 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:07 – 11:40 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:40 – 13:14 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:14 – 14:47 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:47 – 16:20 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:20 – 17:53 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:53 – 19:20 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:20 – 20:47 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:47 – 22:14 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:14 – 23:40 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:40 – 01:07 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:07 – 02:34 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:34 – 04:01 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:01 – 05:28 (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)1870112.27
Julian Day2458577.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1220°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)344.48°
🪷 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 (24.1220°), declination 5.52°, EoT -3.40 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: 2019-04-04 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)