पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · July 23, 2011 CE

🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 14.14 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
यदा सत्त्वे प्रवृद्धे तु प्रलयं याति देहभृत्।तदोत्तमविदां लोकानमलान्प्रतिपद्यते।।14.14।।
"14.14 When Purity prevails, the soul on quitting the body passes on to the pure regions where live those who know the Highest." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 14.14's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2068 Krodhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1933 Khara
Bengali Saṁvat: 1418
Malayalam Era: 1187
Nanakshahi: 542
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Aśvinī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya95.86°KarkaPuṣya P1
चन्द्र Candra4.02°MeṣaAśvinī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala58.10°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2
बुध Budha122.36°SiṃhaMaghā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati13.95°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
शुक्र Śukra88.97°MithunaPunarvasu P3
शनि Śani167.47°KanyāHasta P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:04 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:22 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:43 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)23:15 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)11:56 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 18 Mins 09 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 41 Mins 51 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:18 – 04:11
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:57 – 05:04
Abhijit Muhūrta11:16 – 12:10
Vijaya Muhūrta13:56 – 14:49
Godhūli Muhūrta18:10 – 18:34
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:22 – 18:55
Amṛta Kāla18:07 – 19:52
Niśīta Muhūrta23:16 – 00:10

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:24 – 10:03
Yamaganda13:23 – 15:03
Gulika Kāla05:04 – 06:44
Varjyam05:37 – 05:59
Dur Muhūrta 08:10 – 08:37

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla05:04 – 06:44 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha06:44 – 08:24 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:24 – 10:03 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:03 – 11:43 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:43 – 13:23 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:23 – 15:03 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:03 – 16:42 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:42 – 18:22 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:22 – 19:42 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:42 – 21:03 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:03 – 22:23 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:23 – 23:43 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:43 – 01:03 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:03 – 02:24 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:24 – 03:44 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha03:44 – 05:04 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)
-3101-02-18Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5113
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867300.27
Julian Day2455765.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0144°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)269.87°
🪷 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 (24.0144°), declination 20.17°, EoT -6.13 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: 2011-07-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)