पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · December 5, 2011 CE

🪷 आज: वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛścika Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Scorpio.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.50 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
सिद्धिं प्राप्तो यथा ब्रह्म तथाप्नोति निबोध मे।समासेनैव कौन्तेय निष्ठा ज्ञानस्य या परा।।18.50।।
"18.50 I will now state briefly how he, who has reached perfection, finds the Eternal Spirit, the state of Supreme Wisdom." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.50'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 Daśamī (10/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Bhādrapadā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya228.51°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
चन्द्र Candra347.53°MīnaRevatī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala136.84°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
बुध Budha226.77°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati6.95°MeṣaAśvinī P3
शुक्र Śukra256.38°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
शनि Śani181.82°TulāCitrā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:04 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:53 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:28 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)13:14 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)01:35 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 49 Mins 18 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 10 Mins 42 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:37 – 05:20
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:10 – 06:04
Abhijit Muhūrta11:07 – 11:50
Vijaya Muhūrta13:17 – 14:00
Godhūli Muhūrta16:41 – 17:05
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:53 – 17:20
Amṛta Kāla16:38 – 18:23
Niśīta Muhūrta23:07 – 23:50

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:25 – 08:46
Yamaganda10:07 – 11:28
Gulika Kāla12:50 – 14:11
Varjyam06:31 – 06:48
Dur Muhūrta 08:35 – 08:57

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (Inauspicious)
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 · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:04 – 07:25 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:25 – 08:46 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:46 – 10:07 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:07 – 11:28 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:28 – 12:50 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala12:50 – 14:11 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:11 – 15:32 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta15:32 – 16:53 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala16:53 – 18:32 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha18:32 – 20:11 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:11 – 21:50 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla21:50 – 23:28 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:28 – 01:07 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:07 – 02:46 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:46 – 04:25 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:25 – 06:04 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5113
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867435.27
Julian Day2455900.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0196°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)116.98°
🪷 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 (24.0196°), declination -22.30°, EoT 8.56 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: 2011-12-05 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)