पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · March 20, 2041 CE

🪷 आज: मीन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mīna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Pisces; Mīna-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 3.36 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
अर्जुन उवाच

अथ केन प्रयुक्तोऽयं पापं चरति पूरुषः।

अनिच्छन्नपि वार्ष्णेय बलादिव नियोजितः।।3.36।।
"3.36 Arjuna asked: My Lord! Tell me, what is it that drives a man to sin, even against his will and as if by compulsion?" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.36's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2098 Bhāva
Śaka Saṁvat: 1963 Durmati
Bengali Saṁvat: 1448
Malayalam Era: 1217
Nanakshahi: 572
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā (18/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya335.38°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
चन्द्र Candra180.14°TulāCitrā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala312.73°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
बुध Budha313.34°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati185.28°TulāCitrā P4
शुक्र Śukra331.99°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
शनि Śani177.50°KanyāCitrā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:42 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:49 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:45 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)19:38 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)07:11 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 06 Mins 58 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 53 Mins 02 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:05 – 04:53
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:41 – 05:42
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 Kāla11:45 – 13:16
Yamaganda07:12 – 08:43
Gulika Kāla10:14 – 11:45
Varjyam06:12 – 06:31
Dur Muhūrta 08:31 – 08:55

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:42 – 07:12 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:12 – 08:43 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:43 – 10:14 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:14 – 11:45 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:45 – 13:16 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:16 – 14:47 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:47 – 16:18 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:18 – 17:49 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:49 – 19:18 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:18 – 20:47 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:47 – 22:16 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:16 – 23:45 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:45 – 01:14 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:14 – 02:43 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:43 – 04:12 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:12 – 05:42 (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 Year5142
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1878133.27
Julian Day2466598.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.4288°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)206.20°
🪷 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 (24.4288°), declination -0.08°, EoT -8.15 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: 2041-03-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)