पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · March 12, 2021 CE

Also observed today

कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति · Kumbha SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu
मासिक शिवरात्रि · Māsika ŚivarātriShaiva

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 15.2 · Chapter 15 · पुरुषोत्तमयोग · Puruṣottama-Yoga

अधश्चोर्ध्वं प्रसृतास्तस्य शाखा गुणप्रवृद्धा विषयप्रवालाः।अधश्च मूलान्यनुसन्ततानि कर्मानुबन्धीनि मनुष्यलोके।।15.2।।

"15.2 Its branches shoot upwards and downwards, deriving their nourishment from the Qualities; its buds are the objects of sense; and its roots, which follow the Law causing man's regeneration and degeneration, pierce downwards into the soil." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 15.2'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 Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Śatabhiṣā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Sādhya
करण (Karaṇa)	Śakuni
वार (Vāra)	Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	327.54°	Kumbha	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P3
चन्द्र Candra	311.28°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	40.21°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P1
बुध Budha	300.64°	Kumbha	Dhaniṣṭhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	294.92°	Makara	Dhaniṣṭhā P1
शुक्र Śukra	323.69°	Kumbha	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P2
शनि Śani	285.47°	Makara	Śravaṇa P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:49 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:46 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:47 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	04:56 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	16:29 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 56 Mins 14 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 03 Mins 46 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:14 – 05:02
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:50 – 05:49
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:24 – 12:11
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:47 – 14:35
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:34 – 17:58
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:46 – 18:15
Amṛta Kāla	17:31 – 19:16
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:24 – 00:11

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	10:18 – 11:47
Yamaganda	14:46 – 16:16
Gulika Kāla	07:19 – 08:48
Varjyam	06:19 – 06:38
Dur Muhūrta	08:36 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: South

Rāhu Vāsa: South-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Utpāta (Inauspicious)

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 · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala	05:49 – 07:19 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha	07:19 – 08:48 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta	08:48 – 10:18 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla	10:18 – 11:47 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha	11:47 – 13:17 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga	13:17 – 14:46 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg	14:46 – 16:16 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala	16:16 – 17:46 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga	17:46 – 19:16 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg	19:16 – 20:46 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala	20:46 – 22:17 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha	22:17 – 23:47 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta	23:47 – 01:18 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla	01:18 – 02:48 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha	02:48 – 04:19 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga	04:19 – 05:49 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 22.5958°

Longitude: 88.2636°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Mahā Śivarātri Walk (महा शिवरात्रि यात्रा)

12 steps · festival walk
Today is Mahā Śivarātri — its dedicated walk.

Śiva-stuti through Bhāgavata + Mahābhārata Anuśāsana.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5122
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1870820.27
Julian Day	2459285.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1491°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	344.76°

🪷 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 (24.1491°), declination -3.30°, EoT -10.49 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: 2021-03-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)