पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · November 26, 2011 CE

🪷 आज: वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛścika Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Scorpio.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.41 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
ब्राह्मणक्षत्रियविशां शूद्राणां च परंतप।कर्माणि प्रविभक्तानि स्वभावप्रभवैर्गुणैः।।18.41।।
"18.41 O Arjuna! The duties of spiritual teachers, the soldiers, the traders and the servants have all been fixed according to the dominant Quality in their nature." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.41's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2068 Krodhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1933 Khara
Bengali Saṁvat: 1418
Malayalam Era: 1187
Nanakshahi: 542
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Jyeṣṭhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya219.40°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
चन्द्र Candra230.20°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala132.93°SiṃhaMaghā P4
बुध Budha235.89°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati7.71°MeṣaAśvinī P3
शुक्र Śukra245.22°DhanuMūla P2
शनि Śani180.92°TulāCitrā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:58 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:52 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:25 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:45 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:31 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 54 Mins 54 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 05 Mins 06 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:30 – 05:14
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:03 – 05:58
Abhijit Muhūrta11:03 – 11:47
Vijaya Muhūrta13:14 – 13:58
Godhūli Muhūrta16:40 – 17:04
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:52 – 17:20
Amṛta Kāla16:37 – 18:22
Niśīta Muhūrta23:03 – 23:47

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:41 – 10:03
Yamaganda12:47 – 14:09
Gulika Kāla05:58 – 07:19
Varjyam06:25 – 06:42
Dur Muhūrta 08:30 – 08:52

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (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 · 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 Kāla05:58 – 07:19 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:19 – 08:41 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:41 – 10:03 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:03 – 11:25 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:25 – 12:47 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha12:47 – 14:09 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:09 – 15:31 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla15:31 – 16:52 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha16:52 – 18:31 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta18:31 – 20:09 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:09 – 21:47 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha21:47 – 23:25 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:25 – 01:03 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:03 – 02:41 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:41 – 04:19 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:19 – 05:58 (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 Śukla Pratipada + Jyeṣṭhā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Jyeṣṭhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5113
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867426.27
Julian Day2455891.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0192°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)11.28°
🪷 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 (24.0192°), declination -20.84°, EoT 11.91 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: 2011-11-26 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)