पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · August 4, 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 3.7 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
यस्त्विन्द्रियाणि मनसा नियम्यारभतेऽर्जुन।

कर्मेन्द्रियैः कर्मयोगमसक्तः स विशिष्यते।।3.7।।
"3.7 But, O Arjuna! All honour to him whose mind controls his senses, for he is thereby beginning to practise Karma-Yoga, the Path of Right Action, keeping himself always unattached." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.7'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 Daśamī (10/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Anurādhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya107.60°KarkaAśleṣā P1
चन्द्र Candra216.97°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala133.63°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
बुध Budha88.81°MithunaPunarvasu P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati196.94°TulāSvātī P4
शुक्र Śukra85.25°MithunaPunarvasu P2
शनि Śani110.30°KarkaAśleṣā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:09 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:16 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:43 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)13:33 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)00:27 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 07 Mins 17 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 52 Mins 43 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:24 – 04:17
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:03 – 05:09
Abhijit Muhūrta11:16 – 12:09
Vijaya Muhūrta13:54 – 14:46
Godhūli Muhūrta18:04 – 18:28
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:16 – 18:49
Amṛta Kāla18:01 – 19:46
Niśīta Muhūrta23:16 – 00:09

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:04 – 11:43
Yamaganda15:00 – 16:38
Gulika Kāla06:48 – 08:26
Varjyam05:42 – 06:03
Dur Muhūrta 08:13 – 08:39

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (Inauspicious)
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 · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:09 – 06:48 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha06:48 – 08:26 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:26 – 10:04 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:04 – 11:43 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:43 – 13:21 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:21 – 15:00 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:00 – 16:38 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:38 – 18:16 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:16 – 19:38 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:38 – 21:00 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:00 – 22:21 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:21 – 23:43 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:43 – 01:04 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:04 – 02:26 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:26 – 03:48 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga03:48 – 05:09 (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)1865486.27
Julian Day2453951.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9450°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)112.01°
🪷 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 17.32°, EoT -5.79 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: 2006-08-04 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)