पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · December 7, 2007 CE

🪷 आज: वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛścika Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Scorpio.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 17.21 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
यत्तु प्रत्युपकारार्थं फलमुद्दिश्य वा पुनः।दीयते च परिक्लिष्टं तद्दानं राजसं स्मृतम्।।17.21।।
"17.21 That which is given for the sake of the results it will produce, or with the hope of recompense,or grudgingly - that may truly be said to be the outcome of Passion." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.21'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 Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Svātī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya230.57°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
चन्द्र Candra201.12°TulāViśākhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala75.04°MithunaĀrdrā P3
बुध Budha224.53°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati244.04°DhanuMūla P2
शुक्र Śukra187.65°TulāSvātī P1
शनि Śani134.27°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:05 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:53 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:29 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)03:57 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:06 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 48 Mins 21 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 11 Mins 39 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:39 – 05:22
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:11 – 06:05
Abhijit Muhūrta11:08 – 11:51
Vijaya Muhūrta13:17 – 14:01
Godhūli Muhūrta16:41 – 17:05
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:53 – 17:20
Amṛta Kāla16:38 – 18:23
Niśīta Muhūrta23:08 – 23:51

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:08 – 11:29
Yamaganda14:11 – 15:32
Gulika Kāla07:26 – 08:47
Varjyam06:32 – 06:49
Dur Muhūrta 08:36 – 08:58

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvaja (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 · 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 Chala06:05 – 07:26 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:26 – 08:47 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:47 – 10:08 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:08 – 11:29 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:29 – 12:50 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga12:50 – 14:11 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:11 – 15:32 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala15:32 – 16:53 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga16:53 – 18:32 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg18:32 – 20:11 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:11 – 21:50 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha21:50 – 23:29 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:29 – 01:08 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:08 – 02:47 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:47 – 04:26 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:26 – 06:05 (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 Year5109
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1865976.27
Julian Day2454441.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9638°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)329.28°
🪷 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 -22.54°, EoT 7.72 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: 2007-12-07 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)