पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · July 2, 2004 CE

Also observed today

व्यास पूर्णिमा · Vyāsa Pūrṇimā (= Guru Pūrṇimā)Pan-Hindu
मिथुन सङ्क्रान्ति · Mithuna SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 2.17 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga

अविनाशि तु तद्विद्धि येन सर्वमिदं ततम्।

विनाशमव्ययस्यास्य न कश्चित् कर्तुमर्हति।।2.17।।

"2.17 The Spirit, which pervades all that we see, is imperishable. Nothing can destroy the Spirit." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 2.17's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āṣāḍha (Āṣāḍha Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2061 Hemalambī

Śaka Saṁvat: 1926 Tāraṇa

Bengali Saṁvat: 1411

Malayalam Era: 1180

Nanakshahi: 535

Solar Month: Mithuna (Āni)

Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Pūrṇimā (15/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Mūla Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)	Bava
वार (Vāra)	Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	76.59°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P3
चन्द्र Candra	250.57°	Dhanu	Mūla P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	101.17°	Karka	Puṣya P3
बुध Budha	91.29°	Karka	Punarvasu P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	139.78°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P2
शुक्र Śukra	45.64°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P2
शनि Śani	81.94°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	04:56 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:25 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:41 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	17:55 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	04:38 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 29 Mins 28 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 30 Mins 32 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:08 – 04:02
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	03:48 – 04:56
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:14 – 12:08
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:56 – 14:49
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:13 – 18:37
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:25 – 18:59
Amṛta Kāla	18:10 – 19:55
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:14 – 00:08

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	09:59 – 11:41
Yamaganda	15:03 – 16:44
Gulika Kāla	06:37 – 08:18
Varjyam	05:30 – 05:51
Dur Muhūrta	08:05 – 08:32

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: South-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

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 · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala	04:56 – 06:37 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha	06:37 – 08:18 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta	08:18 – 09:59 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla	09:59 – 11:41 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha	11:41 – 13:22 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga	13:22 – 15:03 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg	15:03 – 16:44 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala	16:44 – 18:25 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga	18:25 – 19:44 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg	19:44 – 21:03 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala	21:03 – 22:22 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha	22:22 – 23:41 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta	23:41 – 00:59 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla	00:59 – 02:18 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha	02:18 – 03:37 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga	03:37 – 04:56 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 22.5958°

Longitude: 88.2636°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śukra Walk (शुक्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Pūrṇimā + Mūla alignment also occurred on:

-3137-10-04 — Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)

-0562-04-11 — Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5106
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1864723.27
Julian Day	2453188.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.9159°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	174.63°

🪷 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 (23.9159°), declination 23.02°, EoT -3.66 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: 2004-07-02 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)