पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · March 15, 2031 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.2 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
सञ्जय उवाच

दृष्ट्वा तु पाण्डवानीकं व्यूढं दुर्योधनस्तदा।

आचार्यमुपसङ्गम्य राजा वचनमब्रवीत्।।1.2।।
"1.2 Sanjaya replied: "The Prince Duryodhana, when he saw the army of the Pandavas paraded, approached his preceptor Guru Drona and spoke as follows:" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.2'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 Saptamī (22/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Anurādhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya329.97°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
चन्द्र Candra223.78°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala205.76°TulāViśākhā P2
बुध Budha347.29°MīnaRevatī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati243.23°DhanuMūla P1
शुक्र Śukra3.60°MeṣaAśvinī P2
शनि Śani39.09°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4

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)23:17 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)10:07 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 59 Mins 37 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 00 Mins 23 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:11 – 04:59
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:47 – 05:47
Abhijit Muhūrta11:23 – 12:11
Vijaya Muhūrta13:47 – 14:35
Godhūli Muhūrta17:34 – 17:58
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:46 – 18:16
Amṛta Kāla17:31 – 19:16
Niśīta Muhūrta23:23 – 00:11

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:47 – 10:17
Yamaganda13:17 – 14:47
Gulika Kāla05:47 – 07:17
Varjyam06:17 – 06:36
Dur Muhūrta 08:35 – 08:59

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mānasa (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 · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla05:47 – 07:17 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:17 – 08:47 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:47 – 10:17 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:17 – 11:47 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:47 – 13:17 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:17 – 14:47 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:47 – 16:16 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:16 – 17:46 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:46 – 19:16 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:16 – 20:47 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:47 – 22:17 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:17 – 23:47 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:47 – 01:17 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:17 – 02:47 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:47 – 04:17 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:17 – 05:47 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5132
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1874475.27
Julian Day2462940.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2888°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)254.04°
🪷 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 (24.2888°), declination -2.28°, EoT -9.65 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: 2031-03-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)