पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · March 4, 2029 CE

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

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.40 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
न तदस्ति पृथिव्यां वा दिवि देवेषु वा पुनः।सत्त्वं प्रकृतिजैर्मुक्तं यदेभिः स्यात्ित्रभिर्गुणैः।।18.40।।
"18.40 There is nothing anywhere on earth or in the higher worlds which is free from the three Qualities - for they are born of Nature." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.40's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2086 Dundubhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1951 Saumya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1436
Malayalam Era: 1205
Nanakshahi: 560
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya319.48°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
चन्द्र Candra186.40°TulāCitrā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala167.15°KanyāHasta P3
बुध Budha301.01°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati182.41°TulāCitrā P3
शुक्र Śukra314.16°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
शनि Śani13.02°MeṣaAśvinī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:56 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:42 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:49 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)21:14 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)08:40 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 45 Mins 53 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 14 Mins 07 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:22 – 05:09
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:58 – 05:56
Abhijit Muhūrta11:26 – 12:13
Vijaya Muhūrta13:47 – 14:34
Godhūli Muhūrta17:30 – 17:54
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:42 – 18:12
Amṛta Kāla17:27 – 19:12
Niśīta Muhūrta23:26 – 00:13

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:14 – 17:42
Yamaganda11:49 – 13:18
Gulika Kāla14:46 – 16:14
Varjyam06:26 – 06:45
Dur Muhūrta 08:41 – 09:05

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (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 · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg05:56 – 07:25 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:25 – 08:53 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha08:53 – 10:21 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:21 – 11:49 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla11:49 – 13:18 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:18 – 14:46 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:46 – 16:14 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:14 – 17:42 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha17:42 – 19:14 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:14 – 20:46 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:46 – 22:18 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:18 – 23:49 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha23:49 – 01:21 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:21 – 02:53 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla02:53 – 04:25 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:25 – 05:56 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5130
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873734.27
Julian Day2462199.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2605°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)223.63°
🪷 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 (24.2605°), declination -6.39°, EoT -12.45 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: 2029-03-04 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)