पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · March 11, 2021 CE

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प्रदोष व्रत · Pradoṣa VrataShaiva

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 15.1 · Chapter 15 · पुरुषोत्तमयोग · Puruṣottama-Yoga

श्री भगवानुवाचऊर्ध्वमूलमधःशाखमश्वत्थं प्राहुरव्ययम्।छन्दांसि यस्य पर्णानि यस्तं वेद स वेदवित्।।15.1।।

"15.1 "Lord Shri Krishna continued: This phenomenal creation, which is both ephemeral and eternal, is like a tree, but having its seed above in the Highest and its ramifications on this earth below. The scriptures are its leaves, and he who understands this, knows." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 15.1's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2078 Ānanda

Śaka Saṁvat: 1943 Plava

Bengali Saṁvat: 1428

Malayalam Era: 1197

Nanakshahi: 552

Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)	Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)	Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	326.54°	Kumbha	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P2
चन्द्र Candra	298.42°	Makara	Dhaniṣṭhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	39.63°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P4
बुध Budha	299.44°	Makara	Dhaniṣṭhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	294.70°	Makara	Dhaniṣṭhā P1
शुक्र Śukra	322.44°	Kumbha	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P1
शनि Śani	285.37°	Makara	Śravaṇa P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:50 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:45 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:48 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	04:16 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	15:34 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 54 Mins 56 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 05 Mins 04 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:15 – 05:03
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:51 – 05:50
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:24 – 12:12
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:47 – 14:35
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:33 – 17:57
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:45 – 18:15
Amṛta Kāla	17:30 – 19:15
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:24 – 00:12

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	13:17 – 14:46
Yamaganda	05:50 – 07:20
Gulika Kāla	08:49 – 10:18
Varjyam	06:20 – 06:39
Dur Muhūrta	08:37 – 09:01

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (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):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha	05:50 – 07:20 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga	07:20 – 08:49 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg	08:49 – 10:18 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala	10:18 – 11:48 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha	11:48 – 13:17 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta	13:17 – 14:46 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla	14:46 – 16:16 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha	16:16 – 17:45 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta	17:45 – 19:16 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla	19:16 – 20:46 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha	20:46 – 22:17 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga	22:17 – 23:48 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg	23:48 – 01:18 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala	01:18 – 02:49 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha	02:49 – 04:20 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta	04:20 – 05:50 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 22.5958°

Longitude: 88.2636°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Bṛhaspati Walk (गुरु यात्रा)

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5122
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1870819.27
Julian Day	2459284.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1490°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	332.37°

🪷 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 (24.1490°), declination -3.69°, EoT -10.76 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: 2021-03-11 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)