पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · December 3, 2010 CE

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

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 7.26 · Chapter 7 · ज्ञानविज्ञानयोग · Jñāna-Vijñāna-Yoga
वेदाहं समतीतानि वर्तमानानि चार्जुन।

भविष्याणि च भूतानि मां तु वेद न कश्चन।।7.26।।
"7.26 I know, O Arjuna, all beings in the past, the present and the future; but they do not know Me." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 7.26's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2067 Śobhana
Śaka Saṁvat: 1932 Vikṛti
Bengali Saṁvat: 1417
Malayalam Era: 1186
Nanakshahi: 541
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Svātī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya226.75°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
चन्द्र Candra192.07°TulāSvātī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala242.11°DhanuMūla P1
बुध Budha248.05°DhanuMūla P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati329.91°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
शुक्र Śukra187.15°TulāSvātī P1
शनि Śani170.48°KanyāHasta P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:02 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:53 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:28 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)03:29 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)14:48 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 50 Mins 14 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 09 Mins 46 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:36 – 05:19
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:08 – 06:02
Abhijit Muhūrta11:06 – 11:49
Vijaya Muhūrta13:16 – 13:59
Godhūli Muhūrta16:41 – 17:05
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:53 – 17:20
Amṛta Kāla16:38 – 18:23
Niśīta Muhūrta23:06 – 23:49

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:06 – 11:28
Yamaganda14:10 – 15:31
Gulika Kāla07:24 – 08:45
Varjyam06:30 – 06:47
Dur Muhūrta 08:34 – 08:56

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:02 – 07:24 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:24 – 08:45 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:45 – 10:06 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:06 – 11:28 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:28 – 12:49 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga12:49 – 14:10 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:10 – 15:31 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala15:31 – 16:53 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga16:53 – 18:31 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg18:31 – 20:10 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:10 – 21:49 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha21:49 – 23:28 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:28 – 01:06 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:06 – 02:45 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:45 – 04:24 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:24 – 06:02 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5112
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867068.27
Julian Day2455533.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0056°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)326.78°
🪷 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 (24.0056°), declination -22.06°, EoT 9.36 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: 2010-12-03 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)