पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · November 26, 2008 CE

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

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 6.37 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
अर्जुन उवाच

अयतिः श्रद्धयोपेतो योगाच्चलितमानसः।

अप्राप्य योगसंसिद्धिं कां गतिं कृष्ण गच्छति।।6.37।।
"6.37 Arjuna asked: He who fails to control himself, whose mind falls from spiritual contemplation, who attains not perfection but retains his faith, what of him, my Lord?" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.37's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2065 Plava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1930 Sarvadhāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1415
Malayalam Era: 1184
Nanakshahi: 539
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Viśākhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya220.17°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
चन्द्र Candra201.87°TulāViśākhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala222.86°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
बुध Budha220.17°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati267.73°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
शुक्र Śukra261.87°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
शनि Śani146.43°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:58 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:52 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:25 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:38 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:46 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 54 Mins 23 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 05 Mins 37 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:31 – 05:14
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:03 – 05:58
Abhijit Muhūrta11:03 – 11:47
Vijaya Muhūrta13:14 – 13:58
Godhūli Muhūrta16:40 – 17:04
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:52 – 17:19
Amṛta Kāla16:37 – 18:22
Niśīta Muhūrta23:03 – 23:47

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:25 – 12:47
Yamaganda07:20 – 08:41
Gulika Kāla10:03 – 11:25
Varjyam06:25 – 06:43
Dur Muhūrta 08:31 – 08:52

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhātṛ (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 · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:58 – 07:20 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:20 – 08:41 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:41 – 10:03 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:03 – 11:25 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:25 – 12:47 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg12:47 – 14:09 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:09 – 15:30 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha15:30 – 16:52 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg16:52 – 18:30 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala18:30 – 20:09 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:09 – 21:47 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta21:47 – 23:25 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:25 – 01:03 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:03 – 02:41 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:41 – 04:20 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:20 – 05:58 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:
-0562-04-11Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Viśākhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5110
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1866331.27
Julian Day2454796.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9774°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)341.67°
🪷 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 (23.9774°), declination -20.97°, EoT 11.91 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: 2008-11-26 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)