पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · November 28, 2004 CE

🪷 आज: वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛścika Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Scorpio.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 5.9 · Chapter 5 · कर्मसंन्यासयोग · Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
प्रलपन्विसृजन्गृह्णन्नुन्मिषन्निमिषन्नपि।

इन्द्रियाणीन्द्रियार्थेषु वर्तन्त इति धारयन्।।5.9।।
"5.9 Though he talks, though he gives and receives, though he opens his eyes and shuts them, he still knows that his senses are merely disporting themselves among the objects of perception." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 5.9's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2061 Hemalambī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1926 Tāraṇa
Bengali Saṁvat: 1411
Malayalam Era: 1180
Nanakshahi: 535
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā (17/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya222.22°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
चन्द्र Candra55.51°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala197.28°TulāSvātī P4
बुध Budha242.49°DhanuMūla P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati169.13°KanyāHasta P3
शुक्र Śukra192.82°TulāSvātī P2
शनि Śani92.94°KarkaPunarvasu P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:59 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:52 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:26 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)17:35 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)07:02 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 53 Mins 01 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 06 Mins 59 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:32 – 05:16
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:05 – 05:59
Abhijit Muhūrta11:04 – 11:47
Vijaya Muhūrta13:15 – 13:58
Godhūli Muhūrta16:40 – 17:04
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:52 – 17:19
Amṛta Kāla16:37 – 18:22
Niśīta Muhūrta23:04 – 23:47

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:31 – 16:52
Yamaganda11:26 – 12:47
Gulika Kāla14:09 – 15:31
Varjyam06:26 – 06:44
Dur Muhūrta 08:32 – 08:53

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

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):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg05:59 – 07:21 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:21 – 08:42 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha08:42 – 10:04 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:04 – 11:26 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla11:26 – 12:47 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha12:47 – 14:09 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:09 – 15:31 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg15:31 – 16:52 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha16:52 – 18:31 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga18:31 – 20:09 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:09 – 21:47 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala21:47 – 23:26 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha23:26 – 01:04 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:04 – 02:42 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla02:42 – 04:21 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:21 – 05:59 (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 Year5106
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1864872.27
Julian Day2453337.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9216°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)195.72°
🪷 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 (23.9216°), declination -21.33°, EoT 11.22 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: 2004-11-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)