पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · December 6, 2007 CE

🪷 आज: वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛścika Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Scorpio.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 17.20 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
दातव्यमिति यद्दानं दीयतेऽनुपकारिणे।देशे काले च पात्रे च तद्दानं सात्त्विकं स्मृतम्।।17.20।।
"17.20 The gift which is given without thought of recompense, in the belief that it ought to be made, in a fit place, at an opportune time and to a deserving person - such a gift is Pure." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.20'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 Dvādaśī (27/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Svātī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya229.55°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
चन्द्र Candra189.26°TulāSvātī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala75.33°MithunaĀrdrā P3
बुध Budha222.96°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati243.82°DhanuMūla P2
शुक्र Śukra186.48°TulāCitrā P4
शनि Śani134.25°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:04 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:53 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:29 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)03:06 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)14:29 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 48 Mins 49 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 11 Mins 11 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:38 – 05:21
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:10 – 06:04
Abhijit Muhūrta11:07 – 11:50
Vijaya Muhūrta13:17 – 14:00
Godhūli Muhūrta16:41 – 17:05
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:53 – 17:20
Amṛta Kāla16:38 – 18:23
Niśīta Muhūrta23:07 – 23:50

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:50 – 14:11
Yamaganda06:04 – 07:25
Gulika Kāla08:47 – 10:08
Varjyam06:31 – 06:49
Dur Muhūrta 08:36 – 08:57

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (Inauspicious)
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 · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:04 – 07:25 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:25 – 08:47 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:47 – 10:08 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:08 – 11:29 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:29 – 12:50 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta12:50 – 14:11 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:11 – 15:32 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha15:32 – 16:53 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta16:53 – 18:32 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla18:32 – 20:11 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:11 – 21:50 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga21:50 – 23:29 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:29 – 01:08 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:08 – 02:47 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:47 – 04:25 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:25 – 06:04 (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 Time

Kali Year5109
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1865975.27
Julian Day2454440.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9638°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)317.99°
🪷 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 (23.9638°), declination -22.42°, EoT 8.14 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: 2007-12-06 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)