पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · May 27, 2008 CE

🪷 आज: वृषभ सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛṣabha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Taurus.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.40 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
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स्वल्पमप्यस्य धर्मस्य त्रायते महतो भयात्।।2.40।।
"2.40 On this Path, endeavour is never wasted, nor can it ever be repressed. Even a very little of its practice protects one from great danger." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.40's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2065 Plava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1930 Sarvadhāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1415
Malayalam Era: 1184
Nanakshahi: 539
Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Saptamī (22/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Indra
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya42.16°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P1
चन्द्र Candra299.44°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala105.34°KarkaPuṣya P4
बुध Budha57.62°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati268.54°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
शुक्र Śukra38.51°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4
शनि Śani128.00°SiṃhaMaghā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:53 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:15 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:34 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)23:04 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)10:22 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 22 Mins 41 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 37 Mins 19 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:06 – 03:59
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:46 – 04:53
Abhijit Muhūrta11:07 – 12:01
Vijaya Muhūrta13:48 – 14:41
Godhūli Muhūrta18:03 – 18:27
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:15 – 18:49
Amṛta Kāla18:00 – 19:45
Niśīta Muhūrta23:07 – 00:01

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:55 – 16:35
Yamaganda08:13 – 09:54
Gulika Kāla11:34 – 13:14
Varjyam05:26 – 05:47
Dur Muhūrta 08:00 – 08:27

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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 Roga04:53 – 06:33 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg06:33 – 08:13 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:13 – 09:54 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha09:54 – 11:34 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:34 – 13:14 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:14 – 14:55 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:55 – 16:35 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:35 – 18:15 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:15 – 19:35 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:35 – 20:55 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:55 – 22:14 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:14 – 23:34 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:34 – 00:54 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha00:54 – 02:13 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:13 – 03:33 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla03:33 – 04:53 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 22.5958°
Longitude: 88.2636°
Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5110
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1866148.27
Julian Day2454613.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9704°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)261.14°
🪷 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 (23.9704°), declination 21.33°, EoT 3.01 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: 2008-05-27 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)