पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · November 24, 2009 CE

🪷 आज: वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛścika Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Scorpio.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.10 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
न द्वेष्ट्यकुशलं कर्म कुशले नानुषज्जते।त्यागी सत्त्वसमाविष्टो मेधावी छिन्नसंशयः।।18.10।।
"18.10 The wise man who has attained purity, whose doubts are solved, who is filled with the spirit of self-abnegation, does not shrink from action because it brings pain, nor does he desire it because it brings pleasure." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.10's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2066 Śubhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1931 Virodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1416
Malayalam Era: 1185
Nanakshahi: 540
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Saptamī (7/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya217.89°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
चन्द्र Candra298.47°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala111.49°KarkaAśleṣā P2
बुध Budha228.25°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati296.26°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
शुक्र Śukra205.98°TulāViśākhā P2
शनि Śani158.21°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:56 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:52 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:24 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)11:08 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:25 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 56 Mins 02 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 03 Mins 58 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:29 – 05:13
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:02 – 05:56
Abhijit Muhūrta11:03 – 11:46
Vijaya Muhūrta13:14 – 13:57
Godhūli Muhūrta16:40 – 17:04
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:52 – 17:20
Amṛta Kāla16:37 – 18:22
Niśīta Muhūrta23:03 – 23:46

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:08 – 15:30
Yamaganda08:40 – 10:02
Gulika Kāla11:24 – 12:46
Varjyam06:24 – 06:41
Dur Muhūrta 08:29 – 08:51

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (Inauspicious)
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 · 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 Roga05:56 – 07:18 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:18 – 08:40 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:40 – 10:02 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:02 – 11:24 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:24 – 12:46 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla12:46 – 14:08 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:08 – 15:30 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga15:30 – 16:52 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla16:52 – 18:30 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha18:30 – 20:08 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:08 – 21:46 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg21:46 – 23:24 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:24 – 01:02 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:02 – 02:40 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:40 – 04:18 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:18 – 05:56 (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 Year5111
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1866694.27
Julian Day2455159.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9913°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)83.32°
🪷 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 (23.9913°), declination -20.54°, EoT 12.55 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: 2009-11-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)