पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · September 15, 2012 CE

🪷 आज: सिंह सङ्क्रान्ति — Siṁha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Leo.

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🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 6.24 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
सङ्कल्पप्रभवान्कामांस्त्यक्त्वा सर्वानशेषतः।

मनसैवेन्द्रियग्रामं विनियम्य समन्ततः।।6.24।।
"6.24 Renouncing every desire which imagination can conceive, controlling the senses at every point by the power of mind;" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.24's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Maghā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Sādhya
करण (Karaṇa)Śakuni
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya148.58°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
चन्द्र Candra134.90°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala200.54°TulāViśākhā P1
बुध Budha152.29°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati51.40°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
शुक्र Śukra105.02°KarkaPuṣya P4
शनि Śani183.36°TulāCitrā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:23 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:40 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:31 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:20 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:53 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 17 Mins 00 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 43 Mins 00 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:45 – 04:34
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:22 – 05:23
Abhijit Muhūrta11:07 – 11:56
Vijaya Muhūrta13:34 – 14:23
Godhūli Muhūrta17:28 – 17:52
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:40 – 18:11
Amṛta Kāla17:25 – 19:10
Niśīta Muhūrta23:07 – 23:56

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:27 – 09:59
Yamaganda13:04 – 14:36
Gulika Kāla05:23 – 06:55
Varjyam05:54 – 06:13
Dur Muhūrta 08:15 – 08:39

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

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):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla05:23 – 06:55 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha06:55 – 08:27 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:27 – 09:59 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg09:59 – 11:31 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:31 – 13:04 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:04 – 14:36 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:36 – 16:08 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:08 – 17:40 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:40 – 19:08 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:08 – 20:36 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:36 – 22:04 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:04 – 23:31 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:31 – 00:59 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg00:59 – 02:27 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:27 – 03:55 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha03:55 – 05:23 (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 Time

Kali Year5114
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867720.27
Julian Day2456185.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0305°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)345.41°
🪷 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 (24.0305°), declination 2.93°, EoT 5.50 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: 2012-09-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)