पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · March 28, 2025 CE

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

Also observed today

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2082 Kālayukta
Śaka Saṁvat: 1947 Viśvāvasu
Bengali Saṁvat: 1432
Malayalam Era: 1201
Nanakshahi: 556
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Bhādrapadā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śukla
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya343.41°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
चन्द्र Candra323.66°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala87.76°MithunaPunarvasu P3
बुध Budha337.22°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati51.12°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
शुक्र Śukra335.09°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
शनि Śani329.90°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:34 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:51 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:43 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:29 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:18 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 17 Mins 18 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 42 Mins 42 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:56 – 04:45
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:32 – 05:34
Abhijit Muhūrta11:18 – 12:07
Vijaya Muhūrta13:45 – 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 Kāla10:10 – 11:43
Yamaganda14:47 – 16:19
Gulika Kāla07:06 – 08:38
Varjyam06:05 – 06:24
Dur Muhūrta 08:26 – 08:51

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (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 · 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 · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:34 – 07:06 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:06 – 08:38 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:38 – 10:10 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:10 – 11:43 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:43 – 13:15 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:15 – 14:47 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:47 – 16:19 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:19 – 17:51 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:51 – 19:19 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:19 – 20:47 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:47 – 22:15 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:15 – 23:43 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:43 – 01:10 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:10 – 02:38 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:38 – 04:06 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:06 – 05:34 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872297.27
Julian Day2460762.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2055°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)340.27°
🪷 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 (24.2055°), declination 3.02°, 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 at: 2026-05-14T10:52:47.525Z