पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · March 30, 2021 CE

🪷 आज: मीन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mīna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Pisces; Mīna-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 15.20 · Chapter 15 · पुरुषोत्तमयोग · Puruṣottama-Yoga
इति गुह्यतमं शास्त्रमिदमुक्तं मयाऽनघ।एतद्बुद्ध्वा बुद्धिमान्स्यात्कृतकृत्यश्च भारत।।15.20।।
"15.20 Thus, O Sinless One, I have revealed to thee this most mystic knowledge. He who understands gains wisdom and attains the consummation of life."" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 15.20's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā (17/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya345.41°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
चन्द्र Candra182.96°TulāCitrā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala50.87°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
बुध Budha326.70°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati298.68°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
शुक्र Śukra346.08°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
शनि Śani287.08°MakaraŚravaṇa P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:32 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:52 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:42 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)19:07 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)06:37 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 19 Mins 52 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 40 Mins 08 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:53 – 04:43
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:30 – 05:32
Abhijit Muhūrta11:17 – 12:07
Vijaya Muhūrta13:45 – 14:35
Godhūli Muhūrta17:40 – 18:04
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:52 – 18:23
Amṛta Kāla17:37 – 19:22
Niśīta Muhūrta23:17 – 00:07

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:47 – 16:19
Yamaganda08:37 – 10:09
Gulika Kāla11:42 – 13:14
Varjyam06:03 – 06:23
Dur Muhūrta 08:25 – 08:49

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Mausala (Inauspicious)
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 · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:32 – 07:04 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:04 – 08:37 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:37 – 10:09 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:09 – 11:42 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:42 – 13:14 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:14 – 14:47 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:47 – 16:19 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:19 – 17:52 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:52 – 19:19 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:19 – 20:47 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:47 – 22:14 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:14 – 23:42 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:42 – 01:09 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:09 – 02:37 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:37 – 04:04 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:04 – 05:32 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5122
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870838.27
Julian Day2459303.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1497°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)195.31°
🪷 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 (24.1497°), declination 3.79°, EoT -4.98 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: 2021-03-30 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)