पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · March 9, 2039 CE

🪷 आज: होलिका दहन — Holikā Dahana
Burning of Holikā; Prahlāda saved by Hari. Eve of Holi.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.67 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
इन्द्रियाणां हि चरतां यन्मनोऽनुविधीयते।

तदस्य हरति प्रज्ञां वायुर्नावमिवाम्भसि।।2.67।।
"2.67 As a ship at sea is tossed by the tempest, so the reason is carried away by the mind when preyed upon by straying senses." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.67's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2096 Aṅgirasa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1961 Siddhārthī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1446
Malayalam Era: 1215
Nanakshahi: 570
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturdaśī (14/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Maghā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya323.92°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
चन्द्र Candra122.67°SiṃhaMaghā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala287.29°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
बुध Budha326.16°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati118.43°KarkaAśleṣā P4
शुक्र Śukra356.70°MīnaRevatī P4
शनि Śani151.45°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:52 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:44 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:48 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)15:59 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)04:47 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 51 Mins 50 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 08 Mins 10 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:17 – 05:05
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:53 – 05:52
Abhijit Muhūrta11:24 – 12:12
Vijaya Muhūrta13:47 – 14:34
Godhūli Muhūrta17:32 – 17:56
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:44 – 18:14
Amṛta Kāla17:29 – 19:14
Niśīta Muhūrta23:24 – 00:12

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:48 – 13:17
Yamaganda07:21 – 08:50
Gulika Kāla10:19 – 11:48
Varjyam06:22 – 06:41
Dur Muhūrta 08:38 – 09:02

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Mausala (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):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:52 – 07:21 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:21 – 08:50 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:50 – 10:19 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:19 – 11:48 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:48 – 13:17 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:17 – 14:46 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:46 – 16:15 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:15 – 17:44 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:44 – 19:15 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:15 – 20:46 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:46 – 22:17 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:17 – 23:48 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:48 – 01:19 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:19 – 02:50 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:50 – 04:21 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:21 – 05:52 (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 Year5140
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1877391.27
Julian Day2465856.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.4004°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)158.01°
🪷 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 (24.4004°), declination -4.62°, 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: 2039-03-09 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)