पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · August 16, 2013 CE

🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 16.21 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga
त्रिविधं नरकस्येदं द्वारं नाशनमात्मनः।कामः क्रोधस्तथा लोभस्तस्मादेतत्त्रयं त्यजेत्।।16.21।।
"16.21 The gates of hell are three: lust, wrath and avarice. They destroy the Self. Avoid them." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 16.21's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2070 Parābhava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1935 Vijaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1420
Malayalam Era: 1189
Nanakshahi: 544
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Daśamī (10/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Jyeṣṭhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya119.31°KarkaAśleṣā P4
चन्द्र Candra230.07°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala88.02°MithunaPunarvasu P3
बुध Budha109.90°KarkaAśleṣā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati76.47°MithunaĀrdrā P3
शुक्र Śukra155.05°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
शनि Śani191.72°TulāSvātī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:14 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:08 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:41 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)13:41 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)00:27 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 54 Mins 11 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 05 Mins 49 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:31 – 04:22
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:09 – 05:14
Abhijit Muhūrta11:15 – 12:07
Vijaya Muhūrta13:50 – 14:42
Godhūli Muhūrta17:56 – 18:20
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:08 – 18:40
Amṛta Kāla17:53 – 19:38
Niśīta Muhūrta23:15 – 00:07

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:04 – 11:41
Yamaganda14:54 – 16:31
Gulika Kāla06:51 – 08:27
Varjyam05:46 – 06:07
Dur Muhūrta 08:14 – 08:40

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:14 – 06:51 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha06:51 – 08:27 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:27 – 10:04 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:04 – 11:41 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:41 – 13:18 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:18 – 14:54 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:54 – 16:31 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:31 – 18:08 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:08 – 19:31 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:31 – 20:54 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:54 – 22:18 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:18 – 23:41 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:41 – 01:04 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:04 – 02:27 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:27 – 03:51 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga03:51 – 05:14 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Daśamī + Jyeṣṭhā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Jyeṣṭhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5115
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868055.27
Julian Day2456520.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0433°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)113.57°
🪷 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 (24.0433°), declination 13.73°, EoT -3.97 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: 2013-08-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)