पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · November 26, 2012 CE

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

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 8.19 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga
भूतग्रामः स एवायं भूत्वा भूत्वा प्रलीयते।

रात्र्यागमेऽवशः पार्थ प्रभवत्यहरागमे।।8.19।।
"8.19 The same multitude of beings, which have lived on earth so often, all are dissolved as the night of the universe approaches, to issue forth anew when morning breaks. Thus is it ordained." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 8.19's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2069 Viśvāvasu
Śaka Saṁvat: 1934 Nandana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1419
Malayalam Era: 1188
Nanakshahi: 543
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Aśvinī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Varīyān
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya220.15°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
चन्द्र Candra12.33°MeṣaAśvinī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala252.62°DhanuMūla P4
बुध Budha203.99°TulāViśākhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati47.83°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra190.73°TulāSvātī P2
शनि Śani191.77°TulāSvātī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:58 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:52 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:25 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)15:08 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)04:00 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 54 Mins 22 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 05 Mins 38 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:31 – 05:14
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:03 – 05:58
Abhijit Muhūrta11:03 – 11:47
Vijaya Muhūrta13:14 – 13:58
Godhūli Muhūrta16:40 – 17:04
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:52 – 17:19
Amṛta Kāla16:37 – 18:22
Niśīta Muhūrta23:03 – 23:47

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:20 – 08:41
Yamaganda10:03 – 11:25
Gulika Kāla12:47 – 14:09
Varjyam06:25 – 06:43
Dur Muhūrta 08:31 – 08:52

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (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):
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 Amṛta05:58 – 07:20 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:20 – 08:41 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:41 – 10:03 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:03 – 11:25 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:25 – 12:47 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala12:47 – 14:09 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:09 – 15:30 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta15:30 – 16:52 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala16:52 – 18:30 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha18:30 – 20:09 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:09 – 21:47 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla21:47 – 23:25 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:25 – 01:03 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:03 – 02:41 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:41 – 04:20 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:20 – 05:58 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Trayodaśī + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:
-3101-02-18Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5114
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867792.27
Julian Day2456257.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0332°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)151.16°
🪷 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 (24.0332°), declination -20.98°, EoT 11.91 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: 2012-11-26 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)