पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · March 2, 2020 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 4.16 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
किं कर्म किमकर्मेति कवयोऽप्यत्र मोहिताः।

तत्ते कर्म प्रवक्ष्यामि यज्ज्ञात्वा मोक्ष्यसेऽशुभात्।।4.16।।
"4.16 What is action and what is inaction? It is a question which has bewildered the wise. But I will declare unto thee the philosophy of action, and knowing it, thou shalt be free from evil." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.16's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2077 Pramādī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1942 Śārvarī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1427
Malayalam Era: 1196
Nanakshahi: 551
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Rohiṇī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya317.79°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
चन्द्र Candra38.75°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala255.66°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
बुध Budha307.48°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati265.62°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
शुक्र Śukra2.21°MeṣaAśvinī P1
शनि Śani274.09°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:58 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:42 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:50 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)10:35 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)23:53 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 43 Mins 33 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 16 Mins 27 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:24 – 05:11
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:59 – 05:58
Abhijit Muhūrta11:26 – 12:13
Vijaya Muhūrta13:47 – 14:34
Godhūli Muhūrta17:30 – 17:54
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:42 – 18:11
Amṛta Kāla17:27 – 19:12
Niśīta Muhūrta23:26 – 00:13

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:26 – 08:54
Yamaganda10:22 – 11:50
Gulika Kāla13:18 – 14:46
Varjyam06:27 – 06:46
Dur Muhūrta 08:42 – 09:06

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Śrīvatsa (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (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):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta05:58 – 07:26 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:26 – 08:54 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:54 – 10:22 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:22 – 11:50 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:50 – 13:18 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:18 – 14:46 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:46 – 16:14 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:14 – 17:42 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:42 – 19:14 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:14 – 20:46 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:46 – 22:18 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:18 – 23:50 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:50 – 01:22 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:22 – 02:54 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:54 – 04:26 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:26 – 05:58 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Rohiṇī alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Rohiṇī)
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5121
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870445.27
Julian Day2458910.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1347°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)84.61°
🪷 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 (24.1347°), declination -7.09°, EoT -12.85 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: 2020-03-02 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)