पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · May 19, 2012 CE

🪷 आज: वृषभ सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛṣabha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Taurus.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 3.19 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
तस्मादसक्तः सततं कार्यं कर्म समाचर।

असक्तो ह्याचरन्कर्म परमाप्नोति पूरुषः।।3.19।।
"3.19 Therefore do thy duty perfectly, without care for the results, for he who does his duty disinterestedly attains the Supreme." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.19's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2069 Viśvāvasu
Śaka Saṁvat: 1934 Nandana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1419
Malayalam Era: 1188
Nanakshahi: 543
Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Aśvinī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya34.45°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P3
चन्द्र Candra13.35°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala135.77°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
बुध Budha24.19°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati30.22°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
शुक्र Śukra59.65°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2
शनि Śani179.59°KanyāCitrā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:55 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:12 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:33 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)03:43 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:35 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 16 Mins 46 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 43 Mins 14 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:09 – 04:02
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:49 – 04:55
Abhijit Muhūrta11:07 – 12:00
Vijaya Muhūrta13:46 – 14:39
Godhūli Muhūrta18:00 – 18:24
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:12 – 18:45
Amṛta Kāla17:57 – 19:42
Niśīta Muhūrta23:07 – 00:00

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:14 – 09:54
Yamaganda13:13 – 14:52
Gulika Kāla04:55 – 06:35
Varjyam05:28 – 05:49
Dur Muhūrta 08:01 – 08:27

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla04:55 – 06:35 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha06:35 – 08:14 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:14 – 09:54 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg09:54 – 11:33 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:33 – 13:13 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:13 – 14:52 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:52 – 16:32 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:32 – 18:12 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:12 – 19:32 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:32 – 20:52 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:52 – 22:13 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:13 – 23:33 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:33 – 00:54 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg00:54 – 02:14 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:14 – 03:35 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha03:35 – 04:55 (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 Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:
-3101-02-18Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5114
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867601.27
Julian Day2456066.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0259°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)338.20°
🪷 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 (24.0259°), declination 19.82°, EoT 3.65 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: 2012-05-19 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)