पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · June 2, 2008 CE

🪷 आज: वृषभ सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛṣabha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Taurus.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.46 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
यावानर्थ उदपाने सर्वतः संप्लुतोदके।

तावान्सर्वेषु वेदेषु ब्राह्मणस्य विजानतः।।2.46।।
"2.46 As a man can drink water from any side of a full tank, so the skilled theologian can wrest from any scripture that which will serve his purpose." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.46'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 Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Bharaṇī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya47.92°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
चन्द्र Candra22.63°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala108.72°KarkaAśleṣā P1
बुध Budha56.11°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati268.16°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
शुक्र Śukra45.88°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
शनि Śani128.28°SiṃhaMaghā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:52 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:18 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:35 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)03:22 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:25 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 26 Mins 12 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 33 Mins 48 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:04 – 03:58
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:44 – 04:52
Abhijit Muhūrta11:08 – 12:02
Vijaya Muhūrta13:49 – 14:43
Godhūli Muhūrta18:06 – 18:30
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:18 – 18:51
Amṛta Kāla18:03 – 19:48
Niśīta Muhūrta23:08 – 00:02

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla06:32 – 08:13
Yamaganda09:54 – 11:35
Gulika Kāla13:16 – 14:56
Varjyam05:25 – 05:47
Dur Muhūrta 08:00 – 08:27

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta04:52 – 06:32 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla06:32 – 08:13 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:13 – 09:54 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga09:54 – 11:35 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:35 – 13:16 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:16 – 14:56 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:56 – 16:37 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:37 – 18:18 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:18 – 19:37 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:37 – 20:56 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:56 – 22:16 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:16 – 23:35 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:35 – 00:54 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga00:54 – 02:13 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:13 – 03:32 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala03:32 – 04:52 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5110
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1866154.27
Julian Day2454619.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9706°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)336.02°
🪷 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 (23.9706°), declination 22.21°, EoT 2.20 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: 2008-06-02 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)