पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · December 15, 2007 CE

🪷 आज: स्कन्द षष्ठी — Skanda Ṣaṣṭhī
Kārttikeya's victory over Tāraka. Important Shaiva day in Tamil tradition.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.1 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
अर्जुन उवाच

संन्यासस्य महाबाहो तत्त्वमिच्छामि वेदितुम्।

त्यागस्य च हृषीकेश पृथक्केशिनिषूदन।।18.1।।
"18.1 "Arjuna asked: O mighty One! I desire to know how relinquishment is distinguished from renunciation." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.1's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla 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)Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya238.70°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
चन्द्र Candra299.43°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala72.34°MithunaĀrdrā P2
बुध Budha237.12°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati245.86°DhanuMūla P2
शुक्र Śukra197.07°TulāSvātī P4
शनि Śani134.40°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:10 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:56 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:33 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:56 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:15 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 45 Mins 38 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 14 Mins 22 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:44 – 05:27
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:16 – 06:10
Abhijit Muhūrta11:11 – 11:54
Vijaya Muhūrta13:20 – 14:03
Godhūli Muhūrta16:44 – 17:08
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:56 – 17:22
Amṛta Kāla16:41 – 18:26
Niśīta Muhūrta23:11 – 23:54

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:51 – 10:12
Yamaganda12:53 – 14:14
Gulika Kāla06:10 – 07:31
Varjyam06:37 – 06:54
Dur Muhūrta 08:41 – 09:02

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
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 · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:10 – 07:31 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:31 – 08:51 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:51 – 10:12 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:12 – 11:33 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:33 – 12:53 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha12:53 – 14:14 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:14 – 15:35 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla15:35 – 16:56 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha16:56 – 18:35 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta18:35 – 20:14 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:14 – 21:53 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha21:53 – 23:33 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:33 – 01:12 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:12 – 02:51 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:51 – 04:31 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:31 – 06:10 (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)1865984.27
Julian Day2454449.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9641°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)63.49°
🪷 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 (23.9641°), declination -23.23°, EoT 4.18 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: 2007-12-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)