पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · December 10, 2011 CE

🪷 आज: दत्त जयन्ती — Datta Jayantī
Birth of Dattātreya from Atri-Anusūyā; tri-mūrti unified avatāra.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.55 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
भक्त्या मामभिजानाति यावान्यश्चास्मि तत्त्वतः।ततो मां तत्त्वतो ज्ञात्वा विशते तदनन्तरम्।।18.55।।
"18.55 By such devotion, he sees Me, who I am and what I am; and thus realising the Truth, he enters My Kingdom." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.55'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 Pūrṇimā (15/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Rohiṇī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya233.59°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
चन्द्र Candra47.25°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala138.84°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
बुध Budha221.08°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati6.63°MeṣaAśvinī P2
शुक्र Śukra262.57°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
शनि Śani182.29°TulāCitrā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:07 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:54 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:31 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)16:23 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)05:47 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 47 Mins 06 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 12 Mins 54 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:41 – 05:24
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:13 – 06:07
Abhijit Muhūrta11:09 – 11:52
Vijaya Muhūrta13:18 – 14:02
Godhūli Muhūrta16:42 – 17:06
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:54 – 17:21
Amṛta Kāla16:39 – 18:24
Niśīta Muhūrta23:09 – 23:52

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:49 – 10:10
Yamaganda12:51 – 14:12
Gulika Kāla06:07 – 07:28
Varjyam06:34 – 06:51
Dur Muhūrta 08:38 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhātṛ (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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:07 – 07:28 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:28 – 08:49 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:49 – 10:10 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:10 – 11:31 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:31 – 12:51 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha12:51 – 14:12 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:12 – 15:33 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla15:33 – 16:54 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha16:54 – 18:33 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta18:33 – 20:12 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:12 – 21:51 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha21:51 – 23:31 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:31 – 01:10 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:10 – 02:49 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:49 – 04:28 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:28 – 06:07 (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 Pūrṇimā + Rohiṇī alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Rohiṇī)
-3137-10-04Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)
-0562-04-11Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5113
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867440.27
Julian Day2455905.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0198°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)173.29°
🪷 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 (24.0198°), declination -22.86°, EoT 6.43 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: 2011-12-10 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)