पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · December 14, 2011 CE

🪷 आज: वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛścika Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Scorpio.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.59 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
यदहङ्कारमाश्रित्य न योत्स्य इति मन्यसे।मिथ्यैष व्यवसायस्ते प्रकृतिस्त्वां नियोक्ष्यति।।18.59।।
"18.59 If thou in thy vanity thinkest of avoiding this fight, thy will shall not be fulfilled, for Nature herself will compel thee." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.59's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Puṣya Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Indra
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya237.66°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
चन्द्र Candra97.70°KarkaPuṣya P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala140.36°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
बुध Budha219.56°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati6.44°MeṣaAśvinī P2
शुक्र Śukra267.52°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
शनि Śani182.65°TulāCitrā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:09 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:55 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:32 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)19:35 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)08:50 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 45 Mins 52 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 14 Mins 08 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:43 – 05:26
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:16 – 06:09
Abhijit Muhūrta11:11 – 11:54
Vijaya Muhūrta13:20 – 14:03
Godhūli Muhūrta16:43 – 17:07
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:55 – 17:22
Amṛta Kāla16:40 – 18:25
Niśīta Muhūrta23:11 – 23:54

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:32 – 12:53
Yamaganda07:30 – 08:51
Gulika Kāla10:12 – 11:32
Varjyam06:36 – 06:54
Dur Muhūrta 08:40 – 09:02

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:09 – 07:30 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:30 – 08:51 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:51 – 10:12 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:12 – 11:32 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:32 – 12:53 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg12:53 – 14:14 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:14 – 15:35 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha15:35 – 16:55 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg16:55 – 18:35 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala18:35 – 20:14 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:14 – 21:53 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta21:53 – 23:32 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:32 – 01:12 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:12 – 02:51 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:51 – 04:30 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:30 – 06:09 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5113
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867444.27
Julian Day2455909.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0199°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)221.42°
🪷 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 (24.0199°), declination -23.18°, EoT 4.64 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: 2011-12-14 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)