पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · March 25, 2023 CE

🪷 आज: मीन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mīna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Pisces; Mīna-māsa begins.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 16.24 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga
तस्माच्छास्त्रं प्रमाणं ते कार्याकार्यव्यवस्थितौ।ज्ञात्वा शास्त्रविधानोक्तं कर्म कर्तुमिहार्हसि।।16.24।।
"16.24 Therefore whenever there is doubt whether thou shouldst do a thing or not, let the scriptures guide thy conduct. In the light of the scriptures shouldst thou labour the whole of thy life."" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 16.24's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2080 Nala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1945 Śobhana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1430
Malayalam Era: 1199
Nanakshahi: 554
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Bharaṇī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya339.96°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
चन्द्र Candra22.86°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala65.31°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P4
बुध Budha347.17°MīnaRevatī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati353.30°MīnaRevatī P2
शुक्र Śukra15.23°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
शनि Śani307.89°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:37 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:50 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:44 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:03 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:07 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 12 Mins 42 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 47 Mins 18 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:59 – 04:48
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:36 – 05:37
Abhijit Muhūrta11:19 – 12:08
Vijaya Muhūrta13:46 – 14:34
Godhūli Muhūrta17:38 – 18:02
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:50 – 18:20
Amṛta Kāla17:35 – 19:20
Niśīta Muhūrta23:19 – 00:08

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:40 – 10:12
Yamaganda13:15 – 14:47
Gulika Kāla05:37 – 07:09
Varjyam06:08 – 06:27
Dur Muhūrta 08:28 – 08:53

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (Auspicious)
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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla05:37 – 07:09 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:09 – 08:40 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:40 – 10:12 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:12 – 11:44 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:44 – 13:15 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:15 – 14:47 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:47 – 16:18 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:18 – 17:50 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:50 – 19:18 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:18 – 20:47 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:47 – 22:15 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:15 – 23:44 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:44 – 01:12 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:12 – 02:40 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:40 – 04:09 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:09 – 05:37 (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 Year5124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871563.27
Julian Day2460028.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1775°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)42.90°
🪷 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 (24.1775°), declination 1.64°, EoT -6.58 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: 2023-03-25 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)