पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · July 7, 2013 CE

🪷 आज: मिथुन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mithuna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Gemini.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 15.1 · Chapter 15 · पुरुषोत्तमयोग · Puruṣottama-Yoga
श्री भगवानुवाचऊर्ध्वमूलमधःशाखमश्वत्थं प्राहुरव्ययम्।छन्दांसि यस्य पर्णानि यस्तं वेद स वेदवित्।।15.1।।
"15.1 "Lord Shri Krishna continued: This phenomenal creation, which is both ephemeral and eternal, is like a tree, but having its seed above in the Highest and its ramifications on this earth below. The scriptures are its leaves, and he who understands this, knows." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 15.1's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āṣāḍha (Āṣāḍha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2070 Parābhava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1935 Vijaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1420
Malayalam Era: 1189
Nanakshahi: 544
Solar Month: Mithuna (Āni)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Ārdrā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)Śakuni
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya81.07°MithunaPunarvasu P1
चन्द्र Candra67.24°MithunaĀrdrā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala61.35°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P3
बुध Budha85.14°MithunaPunarvasu P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati67.96°MithunaĀrdrā P1
शुक्र Śukra107.08°KarkaAśleṣā P1
शनि Śani190.53°TulāSvātī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:58 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:25 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:41 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:02 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:31 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 27 Mins 41 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 32 Mins 19 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:10 – 04:04
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:50 – 04:58
Abhijit Muhūrta11:15 – 12:08
Vijaya Muhūrta13:56 – 14:50
Godhūli Muhūrta18:13 – 18:37
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:25 – 18:59
Amṛta Kāla18:10 – 19:55
Niśīta Muhūrta23:15 – 00:08

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:44 – 18:25
Yamaganda11:41 – 13:22
Gulika Kāla15:03 – 16:44
Varjyam05:31 – 05:53
Dur Muhūrta 08:06 – 08:33

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg04:58 – 06:39 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala06:39 – 08:20 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha08:20 – 10:01 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:01 – 11:41 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla11:41 – 13:22 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:22 – 15:03 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:03 – 16:44 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:44 – 18:25 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:25 – 19:44 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:44 – 21:03 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:03 – 22:22 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:22 – 23:41 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha23:41 – 01:01 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:01 – 02:20 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla02:20 – 03:39 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha03:39 – 04:58 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5115
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868015.27
Julian Day2456480.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0418°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)346.29°
🪷 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 (24.0418°), declination 22.58°, EoT -4.52 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: 2013-07-07 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)