पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · August 3, 2006 CE

🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 3.6 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
कर्मेन्द्रियाणि संयम्य य आस्ते मनसा स्मरन्।

इन्द्रियार्थान्विमूढात्मा मिथ्याचारः स उच्यते।।3.6।।
"3.6 He who remains motionless, refusing to act, but all the while brooding over sensuous object, that deluded soul is simply a hypocrite." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.6's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2063 Vikāri
Śaka Saṁvat: 1928 Vyaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1413
Malayalam Era: 1182
Nanakshahi: 537
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Navamī (9/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Viśākhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śukla
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya106.65°KarkaPuṣya P4
चन्द्र Candra204.30°TulāViśākhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala133.00°SiṃhaMaghā P4
बुध Budha88.22°MithunaPunarvasu P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati196.86°TulāSvātī P4
शुक्र Śukra84.04°MithunaPunarvasu P2
शनि Śani110.17°KarkaAśleṣā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:09 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:17 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:43 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:40 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)23:46 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 08 Mins 16 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 51 Mins 44 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:24 – 04:16
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:03 – 05:09
Abhijit Muhūrta11:17 – 12:09
Vijaya Muhūrta13:54 – 14:47
Godhūli Muhūrta18:05 – 18:29
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:17 – 18:50
Amṛta Kāla18:02 – 19:47
Niśīta Muhūrta23:17 – 00:09

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:21 – 15:00
Yamaganda05:09 – 06:47
Gulika Kāla08:26 – 10:04
Varjyam05:42 – 06:03
Dur Muhūrta 08:13 – 08:39

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Prajāpati (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha05:09 – 06:47 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga06:47 – 08:26 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:26 – 10:04 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:04 – 11:43 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:43 – 13:21 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:21 – 15:00 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:00 – 16:38 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:38 – 18:17 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:17 – 19:38 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:38 – 21:00 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:00 – 22:21 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:21 – 23:43 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:43 – 01:04 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:04 – 02:26 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:26 – 03:47 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta03:47 – 05:09 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Navamī + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:
-1626101-04-03Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Śukla Navamī)
-0562-04-11Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Viśākhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5108
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1865485.27
Julian Day2453950.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9450°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)100.80°
🪷 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 (23.9450°), declination 17.58°, EoT -5.88 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: 2006-08-03 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)