पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · April 17, 563 BCE

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BG 1.6 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
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सौभद्रो द्रौपदेयाश्च सर्व एव महारथाः।।1.6।।
"1.6 Yudhamanyu, Uttamouja, Soubhadra and the sons of Droupadi, famous men." — Shri Purohit Swami
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तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: -505
Śaka Saṁvat: -640
Bengali Saṁvat: -1155
Malayalam Era: -1386
Nanakshahi: -2031
Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī (21/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya37.28°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4
चन्द्र Candra283.85°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala8.71°MeṣaAśvinī P3
बुध Budha30.81°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati24.40°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
शुक्र Śukra81.52°MithunaPunarvasu P1
शनि Śani48.49°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:17 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:57 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:37 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)22:42 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:24 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 40 Mins 20 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 19 Mins 40 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:35 – 04:26
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:13 – 05:17
Abhijit Muhūrta11:11 – 12:02
Vijaya Muhūrta13:43 – 14:34
Godhūli Muhūrta17:45 – 18:09
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:57 – 18:29
Amṛta Kāla17:42 – 19:27
Niśīta Muhūrta23:11 – 00:02

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:37 – 13:12
Yamaganda06:52 – 08:27
Gulika Kāla10:02 – 11:37
Varjyam05:48 – 06:08
Dur Muhūrta 08:14 – 08:39

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
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 Labha05:17 – 06:52 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta06:52 – 08:27 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:27 – 10:02 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:02 – 11:37 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:37 – 13:12 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:12 – 14:47 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:47 – 16:22 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:22 – 17:57 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:57 – 19:22 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:22 – 20:47 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:47 – 22:12 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:12 – 23:37 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:37 – 01:02 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:02 – 02:27 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:27 – 03:52 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg03:52 – 05:17 (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 Year2540
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)927428.27
Julian Day1515893.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)-11.9322°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)246.56°
🪷 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 (-11.9322°), declination 9.80°, EoT 0.26 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: -0562-04-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)