पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · April 11, 2020 CE

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

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 5.14 · Chapter 5 · कर्मसंन्यासयोग · Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
न कर्तृत्वं न कर्माणि लोकस्य सृजति प्रभुः।

न कर्मफलसंयोगं स्वभावस्तु प्रवर्तते।।5.14।।
"5.14 The Lord of this universe has not ordained activity, or any incentive thereto, or any relation between an act and its consequences. All this is the work of Nature." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 5.14's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2077 Pramādī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1942 Śārvarī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1427
Malayalam Era: 1196
Nanakshahi: 551
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Anurādhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya357.48°MīnaRevatī P4
चन्द्र Candra218.51°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala283.42°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
बुध Budha335.27°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati271.39°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
शुक्र Śukra41.96°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P1
शनि Śani277.06°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:20 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:56 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:38 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)20:56 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)07:49 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 35 Mins 35 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 24 Mins 25 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:40 – 04:30
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:18 – 05:20
Abhijit Muhūrta11:13 – 12:03
Vijaya Muhūrta13:44 – 14:35
Godhūli Muhūrta17:44 – 18:08
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:56 – 18:28
Amṛta Kāla17:41 – 19:26
Niśīta Muhūrta23:13 – 00:03

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:29 – 10:04
Yamaganda13:13 – 14:47
Gulika Kāla05:20 – 06:55
Varjyam05:52 – 06:12
Dur Muhūrta 08:17 – 08:42

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mānasa (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):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla05:20 – 06:55 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha06:55 – 08:29 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:29 – 10:04 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:04 – 11:38 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:38 – 13:13 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:13 – 14:47 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:47 – 16:22 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:22 – 17:56 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:56 – 19:22 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:22 – 20:47 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:47 – 22:13 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:13 – 23:38 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:38 – 01:04 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:04 – 02:29 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:29 – 03:55 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha03:55 – 05:20 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5121
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870485.27
Julian Day2458950.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1362°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)218.97°
🪷 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 (24.1362°), declination 8.43°, EoT -1.32 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: 2020-04-11 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)