पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · March 2, 2024 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2081 Piṅgala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1946 Krodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1431
Malayalam Era: 1200
Nanakshahi: 555
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Saptamī (22/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Viśākhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya317.76°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
चन्द्र Candra209.05°TulāViśākhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala289.23°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
बुध Budha319.73°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati17.33°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
शुक्र Śukra293.28°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
शनि Śani315.95°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:58 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:42 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:50 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)23:04 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)10:05 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 43 Mins 35 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 16 Mins 25 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:24 – 05:11
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:59 – 05:58
Abhijit Muhūrta11:26 – 12:13
Vijaya Muhūrta13:47 – 14:34
Godhūli Muhūrta17:30 – 17:54
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:42 – 18:11
Amṛta Kāla17:27 – 19:12
Niśīta Muhūrta23:26 – 00:13

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:54 – 10:22
Yamaganda13:18 – 14:46
Gulika Kāla05:58 – 07:26
Varjyam06:27 – 06:46
Dur Muhūrta 08:42 – 09:06

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Maitra (Auspicious)
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 · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla05:58 – 07:26 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:26 – 08:54 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:54 – 10:22 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:22 – 11:50 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:50 – 13:18 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:18 – 14:46 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:46 – 16:14 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:14 – 17:42 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:42 – 19:14 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:14 – 20:46 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:46 – 22:18 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:18 – 23:50 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:50 – 01:22 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:22 – 02:54 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:54 – 04:26 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:26 – 05:58 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Saptamī + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:
-0562-04-11Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Viśākhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871906.27
Julian Day2460371.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1906°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)255.31°
🪷 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 (24.1906°), declination -7.08°, EoT -12.85 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: 2024-03-02 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)