पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · August 19, 2010 CE

🪷 आज: सिंह सङ्क्रान्ति — Siṁha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Leo.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 4.38 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
न हि ज्ञानेन सदृशं पवित्रमिह विद्यते।

तत्स्वयं योगसंसिद्धः कालेनात्मनि विन्दति।।4.38।।
"4.38 There is nothing in the world so purifying as wisdom; and he who is a perfect saint finds that at last in his own Self." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.38's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2067 Śobhana
Śaka Saṁvat: 1932 Vikṛti
Bengali Saṁvat: 1417
Malayalam Era: 1186
Nanakshahi: 541
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Daśamī (10/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Jyeṣṭhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya121.97°SiṃhaMaghā P1
चन्द्र Candra239.05°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala168.30°KanyāHasta P3
बुध Budha144.90°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati338.38°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
शुक्र Śukra167.77°KanyāHasta P3
शनि Śani158.42°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:15 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:06 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:40 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:07 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)00:50 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 51 Mins 03 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 08 Mins 57 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:32 – 04:23
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:10 – 05:15
Abhijit Muhūrta11:15 – 12:06
Vijaya Muhūrta13:49 – 14:40
Godhūli Muhūrta17:54 – 18:18
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:06 – 18:38
Amṛta Kāla17:51 – 19:36
Niśīta Muhūrta23:15 – 00:06

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:17 – 14:53
Yamaganda05:15 – 06:51
Gulika Kāla08:27 – 10:04
Varjyam05:47 – 06:07
Dur Muhūrta 08:15 – 08:40

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha05:15 – 06:51 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga06:51 – 08:27 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:27 – 10:04 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:04 – 11:40 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:40 – 13:17 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:17 – 14:53 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:53 – 16:29 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:29 – 18:06 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:06 – 19:29 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:29 – 20:53 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:53 – 22:17 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:17 – 23:40 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:40 – 01:04 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:04 – 02:27 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:27 – 03:51 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta03:51 – 05:15 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Daśamī + Jyeṣṭhā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Jyeṣṭhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5112
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1866962.27
Julian Day2455427.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0015°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)114.58°
🪷 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 (24.0015°), declination 12.86°, EoT -3.29 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: 2010-08-19 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)