पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · March 4, 2042 CE

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

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 13.15 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga
सर्वेन्द्रियगुणाभासं सर्वेन्द्रियविवर्जितम्।असक्तं सर्वभृच्चैव निर्गुणं गुणभोक्तृ च।।13.15।।
"13.15 Beyond the senses, It yet shines through every sense perception. Bound to nothing, It yet sustains everything. Unaffected by the Qualities, It still enjoys them all." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 13.15's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2099 Yuva
Śaka Saṁvat: 1964 Dundubhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1449
Malayalam Era: 1218
Nanakshahi: 573
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Āśleṣā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya319.15°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
चन्द्र Candra108.33°KarkaAśleṣā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala104.53°KarkaPuṣya P4
बुध Budha298.70°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati217.25°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
शुक्र Śukra333.34°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
शनि Śani191.04°TulāSvātī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:57 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:42 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:49 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)15:14 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)04:18 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 45 Mins 41 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 14 Mins 19 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:22 – 05:10
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:58 – 05:57
Abhijit Muhūrta11:26 – 12:13
Vijaya Muhūrta13:47 – 14:34
Godhūli Muhūrta17:30 – 17:54
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:42 – 18:12
Amṛta Kāla17:27 – 19:12
Niśīta Muhūrta23:26 – 00:13

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:46 – 16:14
Yamaganda08:53 – 10:21
Gulika Kāla11:49 – 13:18
Varjyam06:26 – 06:45
Dur Muhūrta 08:41 – 09:05

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (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 · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:57 – 07:25 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:25 – 08:53 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:53 – 10:21 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:21 – 11:49 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:49 – 13:18 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:18 – 14:46 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:46 – 16:14 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:14 – 17:42 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:42 – 19:14 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:14 – 20:46 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:46 – 22:18 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:18 – 23:49 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:49 – 01:21 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:21 – 02:53 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:53 – 04:25 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:25 – 05:57 (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 Year5143
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1878482.27
Julian Day2466947.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.4421°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)148.22°
🪷 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 (24.4421°), declination -6.45°, EoT -12.45 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: 2042-03-04 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)