पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · March 28, 2024 CE

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

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2081 Piṅgala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1946 Krodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1431
Malayalam Era: 1200
Nanakshahi: 555
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā (18/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Svātī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya343.66°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
चन्द्र Candra193.77°TulāSvātī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala309.41°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
बुध Budha1.36°MeṣaAśvinī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati22.35°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra325.46°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
शनि Śani319.05°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:34 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:51 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:43 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)20:04 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)07:21 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 17 Mins 37 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 42 Mins 23 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:55 – 04:45
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:32 – 05:34
Abhijit Muhūrta11:18 – 12:07
Vijaya Muhūrta13:46 – 14:35
Godhūli Muhūrta17:39 – 18:03
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:51 – 18:22
Amṛta Kāla17:36 – 19:21
Niśīta Muhūrta23:18 – 00:07

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:15 – 14:47
Yamaganda05:34 – 07:06
Gulika Kāla08:38 – 10:10
Varjyam06:04 – 06:24
Dur Muhūrta 08:26 – 08:50

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (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 · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha05:34 – 07:06 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:06 – 08:38 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:38 – 10:10 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:10 – 11:43 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:43 – 13:15 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:15 – 14:47 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:47 – 16:19 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:19 – 17:51 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:51 – 19:19 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:19 – 20:47 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:47 – 22:15 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:15 – 23:43 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:43 – 01:10 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:10 – 02:38 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:38 – 04:06 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:06 – 05:34 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871932.27
Julian Day2460397.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1916°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)212.78°
🪷 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 (24.1916°), declination 3.12°, EoT -5.62 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: 2024-03-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)