पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · December 2, 2005 CE

🪷 आज: वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛścika Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Scorpio.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 16.11 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga
चिन्तामपरिमेयां च प्रलयान्तामुपाश्रिताः।कामोपभोगपरमा एतावदिति निश्िचताः।।16.11।।
"16.11 Poring anxiously over evil resolutions, which only end in death; seeking only the gratification of desire as the highest goal; seeing nothing beyond;" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 16.11's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2062 Vilambī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1927 Pārthiva
Bengali Saṁvat: 1412
Malayalam Era: 1181
Nanakshahi: 536
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Jyeṣṭhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Kiṃstughna
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya226.02°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
चन्द्र Candra231.56°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala14.68°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
बुध Budha211.05°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati194.47°TulāSvātī P3
शुक्र Śukra269.00°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
शनि Śani107.15°KarkaAśleṣā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:02 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:53 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:27 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:27 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:12 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 50 Mins 41 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 09 Mins 19 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:35 – 05:18
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:08 – 06:02
Abhijit Muhūrta11:06 – 11:49
Vijaya Muhūrta13:16 – 13:59
Godhūli Muhūrta16:41 – 17:05
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:53 – 17:20
Amṛta Kāla16:38 – 18:23
Niśīta Muhūrta23:06 – 23:49

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:06 – 11:27
Yamaganda14:10 – 15:31
Gulika Kāla07:23 – 08:45
Varjyam06:29 – 06:46
Dur Muhūrta 08:34 – 08:55

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mudgara (Inauspicious)
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 · 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 · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:02 – 07:23 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:23 – 08:45 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:45 – 10:06 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:06 – 11:27 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:27 – 12:49 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga12:49 – 14:10 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:10 – 15:31 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala15:31 – 16:53 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga16:53 – 18:31 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg18:31 – 20:10 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:10 – 21:49 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha21:49 – 23:27 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:27 – 01:06 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:06 – 02:45 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:45 – 04:23 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:23 – 06:02 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Pratipada + Jyeṣṭhā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Jyeṣṭhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5107
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1865241.27
Julian Day2453706.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9357°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)4.07°
🪷 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 (23.9357°), declination -21.94°, EoT 9.75 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: 2005-12-02 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)