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

🪷 आज: वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛścika Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Scorpio.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 6.43 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
तत्र तं बुद्धिसंयोगं लभते पौर्वदेहिकम्।

यतते च ततो भूयः संसिद्धौ कुरुनन्दन।।6.43।।
"6.43 Then the experience acquired in his former life will revive, and with its help he will strive for perfection more eagerly than before." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.43's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla 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)Śukla Pañcamī (5/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya226.25°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
चन्द्र Candra273.25°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala227.22°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
बुध Budha229.62°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati268.91°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
शुक्र Śukra268.95°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
शनि Śani146.78°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:02 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:52 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:27 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:09 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:02 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 50 Mins 31 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 09 Mins 29 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:35 – 05:19
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:08 – 06:02
Abhijit Muhūrta11:06 – 11:49
Vijaya Muhūrta13:16 – 13:59
Godhūli Muhūrta16:40 – 17:04
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:52 – 17:20
Amṛta Kāla16:37 – 18:22
Niśīta Muhūrta23:06 – 23:49

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:10 – 15:31
Yamaganda08:45 – 10:06
Gulika Kāla11:27 – 12:49
Varjyam06:29 – 06:46
Dur Muhūrta 08:34 – 08:55

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:02 – 07:23 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:23 – 08:45 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:45 – 10:06 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:06 – 11:27 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:27 – 12:49 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla12:49 – 14:10 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:10 – 15:31 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga15:31 – 16:52 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla16:52 – 18:31 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha18:31 – 20:10 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:10 – 21:49 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg21:49 – 23:27 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:27 – 01:06 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:06 – 02:45 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:45 – 04:23 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:23 – 06:02 (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)1866337.27
Julian Day2454802.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9776°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)50.77°
🪷 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 (23.9776°), declination -21.98°, EoT 9.75 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: 2008-12-02 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)