पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · July 28, 2007 CE

🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 12.15 · Chapter 12 · भक्तियोग · Bhakti-Yoga
यस्मान्नोद्विजते लोको लोकान्नोद्विजते च यः।हर्षामर्षभयोद्वेगैर्मुक्तो यः स च मे प्रियः।।12.15।।
"12.15 He who does not harm the world, and whom the world cannot harm, who is not carried away by any impulse of joy, anger or fear, such a one is My beloved." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 12.15's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2064 Śārvarī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1929 Sarvajit
Bengali Saṁvat: 1414
Malayalam Era: 1183
Nanakshahi: 538
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya100.66°KarkaPuṣya P3
चन्द्र Candra255.95°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala29.17°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
बुध Budha82.37°MithunaPunarvasu P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati226.85°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
शुक्र Śukra128.86°SiṃhaMaghā P3
शनि Śani121.25°SiṃhaMaghā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:06 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:20 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:43 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)16:42 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:26 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 14 Mins 02 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 45 Mins 58 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:20 – 04:13
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:00 – 05:06
Abhijit Muhūrta11:17 – 12:10
Vijaya Muhūrta13:55 – 14:48
Godhūli Muhūrta18:08 – 18:32
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:20 – 18:53
Amṛta Kāla18:05 – 19:50
Niśīta Muhūrta23:17 – 00:10

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:25 – 10:04
Yamaganda13:22 – 15:02
Gulika Kāla05:06 – 06:45
Varjyam05:39 – 06:00
Dur Muhūrta 08:11 – 08:38

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Utpāta (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):
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 · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla05:06 – 06:45 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha06:45 – 08:25 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:25 – 10:04 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:04 – 11:43 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:43 – 13:22 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:22 – 15:02 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:02 – 16:41 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:41 – 18:20 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:20 – 19:41 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:41 – 21:02 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:02 – 22:22 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:22 – 23:43 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:43 – 01:04 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:04 – 02:25 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:25 – 03:45 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha03:45 – 05:06 (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 Year5109
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1865844.27
Julian Day2454309.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9587°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)154.63°
🪷 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 (23.9587°), declination 19.11°, EoT -6.17 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: 2007-07-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)