पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · December 6, 2005 CE

🪷 आज: वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛścika Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Scorpio.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 16.15 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga
आढ्योऽभिजनवानस्मि कोऽन्योऽस्ति सदृशो मया।यक्ष्ये दास्यामि मोदिष्य इत्यज्ञानविमोहिताः।।16.15।।
"16.15 I am rich, I am well-bred; who is there to compare with me? I will sacrifice, I will give, I will pay - and I will enjoy. Thus blinded by Ignorance," — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 16.15'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 Pañcamī (5/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya230.08°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
चन्द्र Candra288.94°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala14.34°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
बुध Budha210.94°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati195.27°TulāSvātī P3
शुक्र Śukra271.53°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
शनि Śani107.06°KarkaAśleṣā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:05 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:53 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:29 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:51 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:58 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 48 Mins 35 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 11 Mins 25 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:38 – 05:21
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:10 – 06:05
Abhijit Muhūrta11:07 – 11:50
Vijaya Muhūrta13:17 – 14:00
Godhūli Muhūrta16:41 – 17:05
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:53 – 17:20
Amṛta Kāla16:38 – 18:23
Niśīta Muhūrta23:07 – 23:50

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:11 – 15:32
Yamaganda08:47 – 10:08
Gulika Kāla11:29 – 12:50
Varjyam06:32 – 06:49
Dur Muhūrta 08:36 – 08:57

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (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):
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 Roga06:05 – 07:26 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:26 – 08:47 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:47 – 10:08 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:08 – 11:29 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:29 – 12:50 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla12:50 – 14:11 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:11 – 15:32 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga15:32 – 16:53 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla16:53 – 18:32 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha18:32 – 20:11 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:11 – 21:50 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg21:50 – 23:29 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:29 – 01:08 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:08 – 02:47 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:47 – 04:26 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:26 – 06:05 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5107
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1865245.27
Julian Day2453710.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9358°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)56.75°
🪷 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 (23.9358°), declination -22.48°, EoT 8.14 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: 2005-12-06 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)