पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · March 21, 2031 CE

🪷 आज: मीन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mīna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Pisces; Mīna-māsa begins.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.8 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
भवान्भीष्मश्च कर्णश्च कृपश्च समितिञ्जयः।

अश्वत्थामा विकर्णश्च सौमदत्तिस्तथैव च।।1.8।।
"1.8 You come first; then Bheeshma, Karna, Kripa, great soldiers; Ashwaththama, Vikarna and the son of Somadhatta;" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.8's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2088 Raktākṣī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1953 Virodhakṛt
Bengali Saṁvat: 1438
Malayalam Era: 1207
Nanakshahi: 562
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śatabhiṣā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Sādhya
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya335.94°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
चन्द्र Candra308.73°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala206.50°TulāViśākhā P2
बुध Budha353.48°MīnaRevatī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati243.74°DhanuMūla P2
शुक्र Śukra10.81°MeṣaAśvinī P4
शनि Śani39.55°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:41 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:49 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:45 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:11 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:41 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 07 Mins 31 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 52 Mins 29 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:04 – 04:53
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:40 – 05:41
Abhijit Muhūrta11:21 – 12:09
Vijaya Muhūrta13:46 – 14:35
Godhūli Muhūrta17:37 – 18:01
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:49 – 18:19
Amṛta Kāla17:34 – 19:19
Niśīta Muhūrta23:21 – 00:09

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:14 – 11:45
Yamaganda14:47 – 16:18
Gulika Kāla07:12 – 08:43
Varjyam06:11 – 06:31
Dur Muhūrta 08:31 – 08:55

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Utpāta (Inauspicious)
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 · 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 Chala05:41 – 07:12 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:12 – 08:43 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:43 – 10:14 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:14 – 11:45 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:45 – 13:16 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:16 – 14:47 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:47 – 16:18 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:18 – 17:49 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:49 – 19:18 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:18 – 20:47 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:47 – 22:16 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:16 – 23:45 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:45 – 01:14 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:14 – 02:43 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:43 – 04:12 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:12 – 05:41 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5132
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1874481.27
Julian Day2462946.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2891°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)334.39°
🪷 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 (24.2891°), declination 0.09°, EoT -7.84 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: 2031-03-21 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)