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

Also observed today

सङ्कष्टी चतुर्थी · Saṅkaṣṭī CaturthīPan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 17.12 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga

अभिसंधाय तु फलं दम्भार्थमपि चैव यत्।इज्यते भरतश्रेष्ठ तं यज्ञं विद्धि राजसम्।।17.12।।

"17.12 Sacrifice which is performed for the sake of its results, or for self-glorification - that, O best of Aryans, is the product of Passion." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 17.12's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2064 Śārvarī

Śaka Saṁvat: 1929 Sarvajit

Bengali Saṁvat: 1414

Malayalam Era: 1183

Nanakshahi: 538

Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)

Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Punarvasu Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Śukla
करण (Karaṇa)	Bālava
वार (Vāra)	Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	221.45°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P3
चन्द्र Candra	88.82°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	77.21°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P4
बुध Budha	210.40°	Vṛścika	Viśākhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	242.03°	Dhanu	Mūla P1
शुक्र Śukra	177.23°	Kanyā	Citrā P2
शनि Śani	133.99°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:59 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	16:52 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:26 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	19:55 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	09:16 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	10 Hours 53 Mins 31 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	13 Hours 06 Mins 29 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:32 – 05:15
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:05 – 05:59
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:04 – 11:48
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:15 – 13:58
Godhūli Muhūrta	16:40 – 17:04
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	16:52 – 17:20
Amṛta Kāla	16:37 – 18:22
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:04 – 23:48

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	11:26 – 12:47
Yamaganda	07:21 – 08:42
Gulika Kāla	10:04 – 11:26
Varjyam	06:26 – 06:44
Dur Muhūrta	08:31 – 08:53

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: South

Rāhu Vāsa: South-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)

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 · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha	05:59 – 07:21 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta	07:21 – 08:42 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla	08:42 – 10:04 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha	10:04 – 11:26 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga	11:26 – 12:47 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg	12:47 – 14:09 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala	14:09 – 15:31 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha	15:31 – 16:52 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg	16:52 – 18:31 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala	18:31 – 20:09 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha	20:09 – 21:47 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta	21:47 – 23:26 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla	23:26 – 01:04 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha	01:04 – 02:42 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga	02:42 – 04:21 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg	04:21 – 05:59 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 22.5958°

Longitude: 88.2636°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Budha Walk (बुध यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Caturthī + Punarvasu alignment also occurred on:

-1626101-04-03 — Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Punarvasu)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5109
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1865967.27
Julian Day	2454432.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.9634°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	225.50°

🪷 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 (23.9634°), declination -21.20°, EoT 11.22 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: 2007-11-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)