पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · August 3, 2003 CE

🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 11.17 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
किरीटिनं गदिनं चक्रिणं च

तेजोराशिं सर्वतोदीप्तिमन्तम्।

पश्यामि त्वां दुर्निरीक्ष्यं समन्ताद्

दीप्तानलार्कद्युतिमप्रमेयम्।।11.17।।
"11.17 I see thee with the crown, the sceptre and the discus; a blaze of splendour. Scarce can I gaze on thee, so radiant thou art, glowing like the blazing fire, brilliant as the sun, immeasurable." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.17's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2060 Durmukhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1925 Subhānu
Bengali Saṁvat: 1410
Malayalam Era: 1179
Nanakshahi: 534
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya106.42°KarkaPuṣya P4
चन्द्र Candra166.71°KanyāHasta P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala315.94°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
बुध Budha131.05°SiṃhaMaghā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati120.80°SiṃhaMaghā P1
शुक्र Śukra102.07°KarkaPuṣya P3
शनि Śani73.62°MithunaĀrdrā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:09 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:17 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:43 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:48 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:39 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 08 Mins 32 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 51 Mins 28 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:23 – 04:16
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:03 – 05:09
Abhijit Muhūrta11:17 – 12:09
Vijaya Muhūrta13:54 – 14:47
Godhūli Muhūrta18:05 – 18:29
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:17 – 18:50
Amṛta Kāla18:02 – 19:47
Niśīta Muhūrta23:17 – 00:09

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:39 – 18:17
Yamaganda11:43 – 13:21
Gulika Kāla15:00 – 16:39
Varjyam05:41 – 06:02
Dur Muhūrta 08:13 – 08:39

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mānasa (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

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 · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg05:09 – 06:47 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala06:47 – 08:26 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha08:26 – 10:04 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:04 – 11:43 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla11:43 – 13:21 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:21 – 15:00 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:00 – 16:39 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:39 – 18:17 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:17 – 19:39 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:39 – 21:00 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:00 – 22:21 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:21 – 23:43 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha23:43 – 01:04 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:04 – 02:26 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla02:26 – 03:47 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha03:47 – 05:09 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5105
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1864389.27
Julian Day2452854.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9031°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)60.12°
🪷 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 (23.9031°), declination 17.65°, EoT -5.88 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: 2003-08-03 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)