पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · March 9, 2032 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 9.24 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga
अहं हि सर्वयज्ञानां भोक्ता च प्रभुरेव च।

न तु मामभिजानन्ति तत्त्वेनातश्च्यवन्ति ते।।9.24।।
"9.24 I am the willing recipient of sacrifice, and I am its true Lord. But these do not know me in truth, and so they sink back." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 9.24'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 Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya324.72°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
चन्द्र Candra287.57°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala358.65°MīnaRevatī P4
बुध Budha337.61°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati270.55°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
शुक्र Śukra302.39°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
शनि Śani52.00°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:52 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:45 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:48 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)03:47 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)14:53 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 52 Mins 45 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 07 Mins 15 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:17 – 05:04
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:52 – 05:52
Abhijit Muhūrta11:24 – 12:12
Vijaya Muhūrta13:47 – 14:35
Godhūli Muhūrta17:33 – 17:57
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:45 – 18:14
Amṛta Kāla17:30 – 19:15
Niśīta Muhūrta23:24 – 00:12

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:46 – 16:16
Yamaganda08:50 – 10:19
Gulika Kāla11:48 – 13:17
Varjyam06:22 – 06:41
Dur Muhūrta 08:38 – 09:02

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:52 – 07:21 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:21 – 08:50 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:50 – 10:19 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:19 – 11:48 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:48 – 13:17 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:17 – 14:46 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:46 – 16:16 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:16 – 17:45 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:45 – 19:16 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:16 – 20:46 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:46 – 22:17 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:17 – 23:48 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:48 – 01:19 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:19 – 02:50 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:50 – 04:21 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:21 – 05:52 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5133
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1874835.27
Julian Day2463300.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.3026°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)325.12°
🪷 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 (24.3026°), declination -4.34°, EoT -11.28 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: 2032-03-09 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)