पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · June 7, 2008 CE

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

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.51 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
कर्मजं बुद्धियुक्ता हि फलं त्यक्त्वा मनीषिणः।

जन्मबन्धविनिर्मुक्ताः पदं गच्छन्त्यनामयम्।।2.51।।
"2.51 The sages guided by Pure Intellect renounce the fruit of action; and, freed from the chains of rebirth, they reach the highest bliss." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.51's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Śukla 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)Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Puṣya Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya52.70°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
चन्द्र Candra97.78°KarkaPuṣya P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala111.56°KarkaAśleṣā P2
बुध Budha53.49°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati267.76°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
शुक्र Śukra52.03°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
शनि Śani128.55°SiṃhaMaghā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:51 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:20 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:36 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:59 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:13 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 28 Mins 27 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 31 Mins 33 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:04 – 03:57
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:44 – 04:51
Abhijit Muhūrta11:09 – 12:03
Vijaya Muhūrta13:50 – 14:44
Godhūli Muhūrta18:08 – 18:32
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:20 – 18:53
Amṛta Kāla18:05 – 19:50
Niśīta Muhūrta23:09 – 00:03

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:13 – 09:55
Yamaganda13:17 – 14:58
Gulika Kāla04:51 – 06:32
Varjyam05:25 – 05:47
Dur Muhūrta 08:00 – 08:27

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Prajāpati (Auspicious)
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 · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla04:51 – 06:32 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha06:32 – 08:13 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:13 – 09:55 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg09:55 – 11:36 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:36 – 13:17 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:17 – 14:58 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:58 – 16:39 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:39 – 18:20 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:20 – 19:39 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:39 – 20:58 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:58 – 22:17 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:17 – 23:36 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:36 – 00:55 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg00:55 – 02:13 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:13 – 03:32 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha03:32 – 04:51 (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 Year5110
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1866159.27
Julian Day2454624.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9708°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)43.02°
🪷 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 (23.9708°), declination 22.77°, EoT 1.37 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: 2008-06-07 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)