पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · June 2, 2006 CE

🪷 आज: वृषभ सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛṣabha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Taurus.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.16 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
नासतो विद्यते भावो नाभावो विद्यते सतः।

उभयोरपि दृष्टोऽन्तस्त्वनयोस्तत्त्वदर्शिभिः।।2.16।।
"2.16 That which is not, shall never be; that which is, shall never cease to be. To the wise, these truths are self-evident." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.16's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2063 Vikāri
Śaka Saṁvat: 1928 Vyaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1413
Malayalam Era: 1182
Nanakshahi: 537
Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Āśleṣā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya47.45°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
चन्द्र Candra116.48°KarkaAśleṣā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala94.93°KarkaPuṣya P1
बुध Budha63.38°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati197.41°TulāSvātī P4
शुक्र Śukra10.08°MeṣaAśvinī P4
शनि Śani103.05°KarkaPuṣya P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:52 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:18 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:35 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:43 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:39 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 25 Mins 56 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 34 Mins 04 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:04 – 03:58
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:45 – 04:52
Abhijit Muhūrta11:08 – 12:02
Vijaya Muhūrta13:49 – 14:43
Godhūli Muhūrta18:06 – 18:30
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:18 – 18:51
Amṛta Kāla18:03 – 19:48
Niśīta Muhūrta23:08 – 00:02

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:54 – 11:35
Yamaganda14:56 – 16:37
Gulika Kāla06:33 – 08:13
Varjyam05:25 – 05:47
Dur Muhūrta 08:00 – 08:27

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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 · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala04:52 – 06:33 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha06:33 – 08:13 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:13 – 09:54 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla09:54 – 11:35 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:35 – 13:15 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:15 – 14:56 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:56 – 16:37 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:37 – 18:18 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:18 – 19:37 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:37 – 20:56 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:56 – 22:15 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:15 – 23:35 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:35 – 00:54 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla00:54 – 02:13 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:13 – 03:33 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga03:33 – 04:52 (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 Time

Kali Year5108
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1865423.27
Julian Day2453888.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9426°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)70.04°
🪷 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 (23.9426°), declination 22.14°, EoT 2.20 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: 2006-06-02 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)