पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · April 3, 2030 CE

🪷 आज: चैत्र नवरात्रि आरम्भ — Caitra Navrātri Start (Gudhi Padwā)
Spring Navrātri begins; Vasanta-pakṣa Devī worship. Maharashtra: Gudhi Padwā. South: Ugadi. Sindhi: Cheti Chand.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 9.19 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga
तपाम्यहमहं वर्षं निगृह्णाम्युत्सृजामि च।

अमृतं चैव मृत्युश्च सदसच्चाहमर्जुन।।9.19।।
"9.19 I am the Heat of the Sun, I release and hold back the Rains. I am Death and Immortality; I am Being and Not-Being." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 9.19's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2087 Rudhirodgāri
Śaka Saṁvat: 1952 Sādhāraṇa
Bengali Saṁvat: 1437
Malayalam Era: 1206
Nanakshahi: 561
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Revatī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Indra
करण (Karaṇa)Kiṃstughna
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya349.06°MīnaRevatī P1
चन्द्र Candra350.39°MīnaRevatī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala1.45°MeṣaAśvinī P1
बुध Budha7.58°MeṣaAśvinī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati212.78°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
शुक्र Śukra302.77°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
शनि Śani28.31°MeṣaKṛttikā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:28 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:53 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:41 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:34 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:58 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 24 Mins 50 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 35 Mins 10 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:49 – 04:39
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:26 – 05:28
Abhijit Muhūrta11:16 – 12:05
Vijaya Muhūrta13:45 – 14:34
Godhūli Muhūrta17:41 – 18:05
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:53 – 18:24
Amṛta Kāla17:38 – 19:23
Niśīta Muhūrta23:16 – 00:05

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:41 – 13:14
Yamaganda07:01 – 08:34
Gulika Kāla10:08 – 11:41
Varjyam05:59 – 06:19
Dur Muhūrta 08:22 – 08:47

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (Auspicious)
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 · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:28 – 07:01 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:01 – 08:34 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:34 – 10:08 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:08 – 11:41 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:41 – 13:14 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:14 – 14:47 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:47 – 16:20 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:20 – 17:53 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:53 – 19:20 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:20 – 20:47 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:47 – 22:14 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:14 – 23:41 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:41 – 01:08 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:08 – 02:34 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:34 – 04:01 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:01 – 05:28 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5131
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1874129.27
Julian Day2462594.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2756°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)2.97°
🪷 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 (24.2756°), declination 5.26°, EoT -3.71 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: 2030-04-03 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)