पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · March 5, 2032 CE

🪷 आज: सीताष्टमी — Sītāṣṭamī
Birth-anniversary of Sītā per Phālguna-Kṛṣṇa-Aṣṭamī tradition.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 9.20 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga
त्रैविद्या मां सोमपाः पूतपापा

यज्ञैरिष्ट्वा स्वर्गतिं प्रार्थयन्ते।

ते पुण्यमासाद्य सुरेन्द्रलोक

मश्नन्ति दिव्यान्दिवि देवभोगान्।।9.20।।
"9.20 Those who are versed in the scriptures, who drink the mystic Soma-juice and are purified from sin, but who while worshipping Me with sacrifices pray that I will lead them to heaven; they reach the holy world where lives the Controller of the Powers of Nature, and they enjoy …" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 9.20's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2089 Krodhana
Śaka Saṁvat: 1954 Paridhāvi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1439
Malayalam Era: 1208
Nanakshahi: 563
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Jyeṣṭhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya320.71°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
चन्द्र Candra230.27°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala355.69°MīnaRevatī P3
बुध Budha337.18°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati269.82°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
शुक्र Śukra297.43°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
शनि Śani51.86°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:55 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:43 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:49 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)00:24 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)11:10 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 47 Mins 32 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 12 Mins 28 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:21 – 05:08
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:56 – 05:55
Abhijit Muhūrta11:26 – 12:13
Vijaya Muhūrta13:47 – 14:34
Godhūli Muhūrta17:31 – 17:55
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:43 – 18:12
Amṛta Kāla17:28 – 19:13
Niśīta Muhūrta23:26 – 00:13

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:21 – 11:49
Yamaganda14:46 – 16:15
Gulika Kāla07:24 – 08:52
Varjyam06:25 – 06:44
Dur Muhūrta 08:40 – 09:04

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mudgara (Inauspicious)
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 · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:55 – 07:24 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:24 – 08:52 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:52 – 10:21 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:21 – 11:49 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:49 – 13:18 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:18 – 14:46 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:46 – 16:15 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:15 – 17:43 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:43 – 19:15 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:15 – 20:46 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:46 – 22:18 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:18 – 23:49 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:49 – 01:21 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:21 – 02:52 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:52 – 04:24 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:24 – 05:55 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Jyeṣṭhā alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Jyeṣṭhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5133
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1874831.27
Julian Day2463296.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.3025°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)272.81°
🪷 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 (24.3025°), declination -5.90°, EoT -12.23 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: 2032-03-05 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)