पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · April 2, 2022 CE

🪷 आज: चैत्र नवरात्रि आरम्भ — Caitra Navrātri Start (Gudhi Padwā)
Spring Navrātri begins; Vasanta-pakṣa Devī worship. Maharashtra: Gudhi Padwā. South: Ugadi. Sindhi: Cheti Chand.

Also observed today

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2079 Rākṣasa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1944 Śubhakṛt
Bengali Saṁvat: 1429
Malayalam Era: 1198
Nanakshahi: 553
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Revatī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya348.12°MīnaRevatī P1
चन्द्र Candra357.32°MīnaRevatī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala295.64°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
बुध Budha346.71°MīnaRevatī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati327.37°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
शुक्र Śukra301.68°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
शनि Śani298.02°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:29 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:53 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:41 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:01 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:34 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 23 Mins 27 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 36 Mins 33 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:50 – 04:40
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:27 – 05:29
Abhijit Muhūrta11:16 – 12:06
Vijaya Muhūrta13:45 – 14:34
Godhūli Muhūrta17:41 – 18:05
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:53 – 18:24
Amṛta Kāla17:38 – 19:23
Niśīta Muhūrta23:16 – 00:06

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:35 – 10:08
Yamaganda13:14 – 14:47
Gulika Kāla05:29 – 07:02
Varjyam06:00 – 06:20
Dur Muhūrta 08:23 – 08:48

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Gada (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 · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla05:29 – 07:02 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:02 – 08:35 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:35 – 10:08 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:08 – 11:41 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:41 – 13:14 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:14 – 14:47 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:47 – 16:20 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:20 – 17:53 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:53 – 19:20 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:20 – 20:47 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:47 – 22:14 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:14 – 23:41 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:41 – 01:08 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:08 – 02:35 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:35 – 04:02 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:02 – 05:29 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871206.27
Julian Day2459671.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1638°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)11.15°
🪷 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 (24.1638°), declination 4.86°, EoT -4.03 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: 2022-04-02 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)