पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · June 9, 2011 CE

🪷 आज: वृषभ सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛṣabha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Taurus.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 13.5 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga
ऋषिभिर्बहुधा गीतं छन्दोभिर्विविधैः पृथक्।ब्रह्मसूत्रपदैश्चैव हेतुमद्भिर्विनिश्िचतैः।।13.5।।
"13.5 Seers have sung of It in various ways, in many hymns and sacred Vedic songs, weighty in thought and convincing in argument." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 13.5's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2068 Krodhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1933 Khara
Bengali Saṁvat: 1418
Malayalam Era: 1187
Nanakshahi: 542
Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya53.88°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
चन्द्र Candra143.28°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala27.07°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
बुध Budha48.75°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati6.85°MeṣaAśvinī P3
शुक्र Śukra35.17°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P3
शनि Śani166.20°KanyāHasta P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:51 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:20 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:36 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)11:23 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)23:44 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 28 Mins 55 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 31 Mins 05 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:04 – 03:58
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:44 – 04:51
Abhijit Muhūrta11:09 – 12:03
Vijaya Muhūrta13:51 – 14:45
Godhūli Muhūrta18:08 – 18:32
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:20 – 18:54
Amṛta Kāla18:05 – 19:50
Niśīta Muhūrta23:09 – 00:03

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:17 – 14:58
Yamaganda04:51 – 06:33
Gulika Kāla08:14 – 09:55
Varjyam05:25 – 05:47
Dur Muhūrta 08:00 – 08:27

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Sushira (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha04:51 – 06:33 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga06:33 – 08:14 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:14 – 09:55 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala09:55 – 11:36 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:36 – 13:17 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:17 – 14:58 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:58 – 16:39 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:39 – 18:20 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:20 – 19:39 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:39 – 20:58 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:58 – 22:17 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:17 – 23:36 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:36 – 00:55 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala00:55 – 02:14 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:14 – 03:33 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta03:33 – 04:51 (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 Aṣṭamī + Pūrva Phalgunī alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5113
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867256.27
Julian Day2455721.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0127°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)90.80°
🪷 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 (24.0127°), declination 22.89°, EoT 1.00 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: 2011-06-09 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)