पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · July 1, 2006 CE

🪷 आज: मिथुन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mithuna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Gemini.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.45 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
त्रैगुण्यविषया वेदा निस्त्रैगुण्यो भवार्जुन।

निर्द्वन्द्वो नित्यसत्त्वस्थो निर्योगक्षेम आत्मवान्।।2.45।।
"2.45 The Vedic Scriptures tell of the three constituents of life - the Qualities. Rise above all of them, O Arjuna, above all the pairs of opposing sensations; be steady in truth, free from worldly anxieties and centered in the Self." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.45's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

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

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya75.15°MithunaĀrdrā P3
चन्द्र Candra136.32°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala112.55°KarkaAśleṣā P2
बुध Budha96.88°KarkaPuṣya P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati195.76°TulāSvātī P3
शुक्र Śukra44.33°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
शनि Śani106.08°KarkaPuṣya P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:55 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:25 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:40 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:30 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:01 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 29 Mins 53 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 30 Mins 07 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:07 – 04:01
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:48 – 04:55
Abhijit Muhūrta11:13 – 12:07
Vijaya Muhūrta13:55 – 14:49
Godhūli Muhūrta18:13 – 18:37
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:25 – 18:59
Amṛta Kāla18:10 – 19:55
Niśīta Muhūrta23:13 – 00:07

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:18 – 09:59
Yamaganda13:22 – 15:03
Gulika Kāla04:55 – 06:37
Varjyam05:29 – 05:51
Dur Muhūrta 08:04 – 08:31

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvaja (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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla04:55 – 06:37 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha06:37 – 08:18 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:18 – 09:59 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg09:59 – 11:40 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:40 – 13:22 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:22 – 15:03 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:03 – 16:44 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:44 – 18:25 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:25 – 19:44 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:44 – 21:03 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:03 – 22:22 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:22 – 23:40 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:40 – 00:59 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg00:59 – 02:18 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:18 – 03:37 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha03:37 – 04:55 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5108
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1865452.27
Julian Day2453917.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9437°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)63.80°
🪷 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 (23.9437°), declination 23.12°, EoT -3.47 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: 2006-07-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)