पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · March 12, 2031 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.77 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
तच्च संस्मृत्य संस्मृत्य रूपमत्यद्भुतं हरेः।

विस्मयो मे महान् राजन् हृष्यामि च पुनः पुनः।।18.77।।
"18.77 As memory recalls again and again the exceeding beauty of the Lord, I am filled with amazement and happiness." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.77's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2088 Raktākṣī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1953 Virodhakṛt
Bengali Saṁvat: 1438
Malayalam Era: 1207
Nanakshahi: 562
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā (18/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya326.97°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
चन्द्र Candra182.24°TulāCitrā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala205.25°TulāViśākhā P2
बुध Budha342.83°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati242.94°DhanuMūla P1
शुक्र Śukra359.98°MīnaRevatī P4
शनि Śani38.88°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:50 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:45 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:47 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)20:23 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)07:54 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 55 Mins 41 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 04 Mins 19 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:14 – 05:02
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:50 – 05:50
Abhijit Muhūrta11:24 – 12:11
Vijaya Muhūrta13:47 – 14:34
Godhūli Muhūrta17:33 – 17:57
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:45 – 18:15
Amṛta Kāla17:30 – 19:15
Niśīta Muhūrta23:24 – 00:11

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:47 – 13:17
Yamaganda07:19 – 08:49
Gulika Kāla10:18 – 11:47
Varjyam06:19 – 06:39
Dur Muhūrta 08:37 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (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 Labha05:50 – 07:19 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:19 – 08:49 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:49 – 10:18 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:18 – 11:47 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:47 – 13:17 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:17 – 14:46 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:46 – 16:16 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:16 – 17:45 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:45 – 19:16 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:16 – 20:46 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:46 – 22:17 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:17 – 23:47 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:47 – 01:18 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:18 – 02:49 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:49 – 04:19 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:19 – 05:50 (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 Year5132
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1874472.27
Julian Day2462937.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2887°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)214.86°
🪷 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 (24.2887°), declination -3.46°, EoT -10.49 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: 2031-03-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)