पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · August 22, 2012 CE

🪷 आज: सिंह सङ्क्रान्ति — Siṁha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Leo.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 5.29 · Chapter 5 · कर्मसंन्यासयोग · Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
भोक्तारं यज्ञतपसां सर्वलोकमहेश्वरम्।

सुहृदं सर्वभूतानां ज्ञात्वा मां शान्तिमृच्छति।।5.29।।
"5.29 Knowing me as Him who gladly receives all offerings of austerity and sacrifice, as the Might Ruler of all the Worlds and the Friend of all beings, he passes to Eternal Peace."" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 5.29's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2069 Viśvāvasu
Śaka Saṁvat: 1934 Nandana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1419
Malayalam Era: 1188
Nanakshahi: 543
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pañcamī (5/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śubha
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya125.33°SiṃhaMaghā P2
चन्द्र Candra181.91°TulāCitrā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala184.78°TulāCitrā P4
बुध Budha107.99°KarkaAśleṣā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati49.10°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra79.49°MithunaĀrdrā P4
शनि Śani181.06°TulāCitrā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:16 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:03 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:39 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:40 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:12 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 46 Mins 57 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 13 Mins 03 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:34 – 04:25
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:12 – 05:16
Abhijit Muhūrta11:14 – 12:05
Vijaya Muhūrta13:47 – 14:38
Godhūli Muhūrta17:51 – 18:15
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:03 – 18:35
Amṛta Kāla17:48 – 19:33
Niśīta Muhūrta23:14 – 00:05

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:39 – 13:15
Yamaganda06:52 – 08:28
Gulika Kāla10:04 – 11:39
Varjyam05:48 – 06:08
Dur Muhūrta 08:15 – 08:41

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:16 – 06:52 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta06:52 – 08:28 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:28 – 10:04 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:04 – 11:39 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:39 – 13:15 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:15 – 14:51 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:51 – 16:27 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:27 – 18:03 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:03 – 19:27 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:27 – 20:51 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:51 – 22:15 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:15 – 23:39 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:39 – 01:04 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:04 – 02:28 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:28 – 03:52 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg03:52 – 05:16 (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 Year5114
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867696.27
Julian Day2456161.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0296°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)55.64°
🪷 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 (24.0296°), declination 11.70°, EoT -2.54 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: 2012-08-22 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)