पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · November 29, 2011 CE

🪷 आज: वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛścika Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Scorpio.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.44 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
कृषिगौरक्ष्यवाणिज्यं वैश्यकर्म स्वभावजम्।परिचर्यात्मकं कर्म शूद्रस्यापि स्वभावजम्।।18.44।।
"18.44 Agriculture, protection of the cow and trade are the duty of a trader, again in accordance with his nature. The duty of a servant is to serve, and that too agrees with his nature." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.44'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 Pañcamī (5/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya222.43°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
चन्द्र Candra272.63°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala134.27°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
बुध Budha234.16°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati7.43°MeṣaAśvinī P3
शुक्र Śukra248.94°DhanuMūla P3
शनि Śani181.23°TulāCitrā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:00 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:52 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:26 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:21 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:13 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 52 Mins 49 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 07 Mins 11 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:33 – 05:16
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:05 – 06:00
Abhijit Muhūrta11:04 – 11:48
Vijaya Muhūrta13:15 – 13:58
Godhūli Muhūrta16:40 – 17:04
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:52 – 17:20
Amṛta Kāla16:37 – 18:22
Niśīta Muhūrta23:04 – 23:48

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:09 – 15:31
Yamaganda08:43 – 10:04
Gulika Kāla11:26 – 12:48
Varjyam06:27 – 06:44
Dur Muhūrta 08:32 – 08:54

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:00 – 07:21 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:21 – 08:43 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:43 – 10:04 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:04 – 11:26 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:26 – 12:48 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla12:48 – 14:09 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:09 – 15:31 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga15:31 – 16:52 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla16:52 – 18:31 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha18:31 – 20:09 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:09 – 21:48 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg21:48 – 23:26 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:26 – 01:04 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:04 – 02:43 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:43 – 04:21 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:21 – 06:00 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5113
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867429.27
Julian Day2455894.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0194°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)49.34°
🪷 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 (24.0194°), declination -21.38°, EoT 10.87 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: 2011-11-29 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)