पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · November 19, 2013 CE

🪷 आज: वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛścika Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Scorpio.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.64 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
सर्वगुह्यतमं भूयः श्रृणु मे परमं वचः।इष्टोऽसि मे दृढमिति ततो वक्ष्यामि ते हितम्।।18.64।।
"18.64 Only listen once more to My last word, the deepest secret of all; thou art My beloved, thou are My friend, and I speak for thy welfare." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.64's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2070 Parābhava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1935 Vijaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1420
Malayalam Era: 1189
Nanakshahi: 544
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā (17/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Rohiṇī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya212.82°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
चन्द्र Candra48.65°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala145.71°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
बुध Budha193.23°TulāSvātī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati85.62°MithunaPunarvasu P2
शुक्र Śukra258.28°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
शनि Śani201.42°TulāViśākhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:53 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:53 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:23 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)17:44 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)07:08 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 00 Mins 06 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 59 Mins 54 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:25 – 05:09
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:58 – 05:53
Abhijit Muhūrta11:01 – 11:45
Vijaya Muhūrta13:13 – 13:57
Godhūli Muhūrta16:41 – 17:05
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:53 – 17:21
Amṛta Kāla16:38 – 18:23
Niśīta Muhūrta23:01 – 23:45

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:08 – 15:31
Yamaganda08:38 – 10:00
Gulika Kāla11:23 – 12:45
Varjyam06:20 – 06:38
Dur Muhūrta 08:27 – 08:49

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Maitra (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:53 – 07:15 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:15 – 08:38 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:38 – 10:00 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:00 – 11:23 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:23 – 12:45 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla12:45 – 14:08 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:08 – 15:31 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga15:31 – 16:53 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla16:53 – 18:31 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha18:31 – 20:08 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:08 – 21:45 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg21:45 – 23:23 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:23 – 01:00 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:00 – 02:38 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:38 – 04:15 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:15 – 05:53 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā + Rohiṇī alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Rohiṇī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5115
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868150.27
Julian Day2456615.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0469°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)198.38°
🪷 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 (24.0469°), declination -19.45°, EoT 13.96 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: 2013-11-19 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)