पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · March 1, 2022 CE

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🪷 आज: महा शिवरात्रि — Mahā Śivarātri
The greatest night of Lord Śiva; cosmic dance of dissolution.

Also observed today

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2079 Rākṣasa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1944 Śubhakṛt
Bengali Saṁvat: 1429
Malayalam Era: 1198
Nanakshahi: 553
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Parigha
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya316.27°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
चन्द्र Candra294.00°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala271.66°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
बुध Budha292.26°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati319.70°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
शुक्र Śukra271.06°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
शनि Śani294.69°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:59 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:41 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:50 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:45 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:57 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 41 Mins 38 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 18 Mins 22 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:26 – 05:12
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:01 – 05:59
Abhijit Muhūrta11:27 – 12:13
Vijaya Muhūrta13:47 – 14:34
Godhūli Muhūrta17:29 – 17:53
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:41 – 18:10
Amṛta Kāla17:26 – 19:11
Niśīta Muhūrta23:27 – 00:13

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:45 – 16:13
Yamaganda08:55 – 10:22
Gulika Kāla11:50 – 13:18
Varjyam06:28 – 06:47
Dur Muhūrta 08:43 – 09:06

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (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 · 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 Roga05:59 – 07:27 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:27 – 08:55 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:55 – 10:22 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:22 – 11:50 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:50 – 13:18 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:18 – 14:45 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:45 – 16:13 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:13 – 17:41 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:41 – 19:13 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:13 – 20:45 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:45 – 22:18 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:18 – 23:50 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:50 – 01:22 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:22 – 02:55 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:55 – 04:27 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:27 – 05:59 (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 Year5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871174.27
Julian Day2459639.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1626°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)339.62°
🪷 Provenance & Methodology
Engine: Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrate
Method: Sūrya Siddhānta + Bhāskara-II iterative manda + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) evection + variation + annual equation
Tier-2 city localization: spherical astronomy + Lahiri ayanamsa (24.1626°), declination -7.66°, EoT -13.04 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: 2022-03-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)