पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · March 14, 2029 CE

Also observed today

कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति · Kumbha SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu
मासिक शिवरात्रि · Māsika ŚivarātriShaiva

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 18.50 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga

सिद्धिं प्राप्तो यथा ब्रह्म तथाप्नोति निबोध मे।समासेनैव कौन्तेय निष्ठा ज्ञानस्य या परा।।18.50।।

"18.50 I will now state briefly how he, who has reached perfection, finds the Eternal Spirit, the state of Supreme Wisdom." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 18.50'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 Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Śatabhiṣā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Sādhya
करण (Karaṇa)	Śakuni
वार (Vāra)	Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	329.48°	Kumbha	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P3
चन्द्र Candra	316.87°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	164.33°	Kanyā	Hasta P2
बुध Budha	317.67°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	181.62°	Tulā	Citrā P3
शुक्र Śukra	326.64°	Kumbha	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P2
शनि Śani	14.01°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:47 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:46 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:47 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	05:06 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	16:47 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 58 Mins 57 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 01 Mins 03 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:12 – 04:59
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:47 – 05:47
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:23 – 12:11
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:47 – 14:35
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:34 – 17:58
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:46 – 18:16
Amṛta Kāla	17:31 – 19:16
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:23 – 00:11

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	11:47 – 13:17
Yamaganda	07:17 – 08:47
Gulika Kāla	10:17 – 11:47
Varjyam	06:17 – 06:37
Dur Muhūrta	08:35 – 08:59

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: South

Rāhu Vāsa: South-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Śrīvatsa (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 · 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 · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha	05:47 – 07:17 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta	07:17 – 08:47 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla	08:47 – 10:17 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha	10:17 – 11:47 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga	11:47 – 13:17 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg	13:17 – 14:47 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala	14:47 – 16:16 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha	16:16 – 17:46 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg	17:46 – 19:16 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala	19:16 – 20:47 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha	20:47 – 22:17 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta	22:17 – 23:47 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla	23:47 – 01:17 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha	01:17 – 02:47 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga	02:47 – 04:17 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg	04:17 – 05:47 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 22.5958°

Longitude: 88.2636°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Mahā Śivarātri Walk (महा शिवरात्रि यात्रा)

12 steps · festival walk
Today is Mahā Śivarātri — its dedicated walk.

Śiva-stuti through Bhāgavata + Mahābhārata Anuśāsana.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5130
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1873744.27
Julian Day	2462209.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.2609°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	347.99°

🪷 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 (24.2609°), declination -2.49°, EoT -9.94 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: 2029-03-14 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)