पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · March 19, 2021 CE

🪷 आज: यमुना जयन्ती — Yamunā Jayantī
Manifestation of Yamunā Devī; Vraja-bhakti-pravāhinī.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 15.9 · Chapter 15 · पुरुषोत्तमयोग · Puruṣottama-Yoga
श्रोत्रं चक्षुः स्पर्शनं च रसनं घ्राणमेव च।अधिष्ठाय मनश्चायं विषयानुपसेवते।।15.9।।
"15.9 He is the perception of the ear, the eye, the touch, the taste and the smell, yea and of the mind also; and the enjoyment the things which they perceive is also His." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 15.9's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2078 Ānanda
Śaka Saṁvat: 1943 Plava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1428
Malayalam Era: 1197
Nanakshahi: 552
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Kṛttikā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya334.51°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
चन्द्र Candra36.44°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala44.34°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
बुध Budha309.84°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati296.43°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
शुक्र Śukra332.40°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
शनि Śani286.13°MakaraŚravaṇa P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:43 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:48 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:45 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:15 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:31 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 05 Mins 27 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 54 Mins 33 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:06 – 04:54
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:42 – 05:43
Abhijit Muhūrta11:21 – 12:10
Vijaya Muhūrta13:46 – 14:35
Godhūli Muhūrta17:36 – 18:00
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:48 – 18:18
Amṛta Kāla17:33 – 19:18
Niśīta Muhūrta23:21 – 00:10

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:15 – 11:45
Yamaganda14:47 – 16:17
Gulika Kāla07:13 – 08:44
Varjyam06:13 – 06:32
Dur Muhūrta 08:32 – 08:56

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Gada (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:43 – 07:13 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:13 – 08:44 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:44 – 10:15 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:15 – 11:45 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:45 – 13:16 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:16 – 14:47 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:47 – 16:17 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:17 – 17:48 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:48 – 19:17 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:17 – 20:47 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:47 – 22:16 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:16 – 23:45 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:45 – 01:15 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:15 – 02:44 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:44 – 04:13 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:13 – 05:43 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-04Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Kṛttikā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5122
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870827.27
Julian Day2459292.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1493°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)65.12°
🪷 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 (24.1493°), declination -0.53°, EoT -8.46 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: 2021-03-19 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)