पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · December 5, 2013 CE

🪷 आज: वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛścika Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Scorpio.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.2 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
सञ्जय उवाच

दृष्ट्वा तु पाण्डवानीकं व्यूढं दुर्योधनस्तदा।

आचार्यमुपसङ्गम्य राजा वचनमब्रवीत्।।1.2।।
"1.2 Sanjaya replied: "The Prince Duryodhana, when he saw the army of the Pandavas paraded, approached his preceptor Guru Drona and spoke as follows:" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.2's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla 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)Śukla Tṛtīyā (3/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya229.01°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
चन्द्र Candra257.44°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala154.29°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
बुध Budha215.56°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati84.58°MithunaPunarvasu P2
शुक्र Śukra269.68°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
शनि Śani203.28°TulāViśākhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:04 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:53 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:28 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:00 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:44 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 49 Mins 02 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 10 Mins 58 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:37 – 05:21
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:10 – 06:04
Abhijit Muhūrta11:07 – 11:50
Vijaya Muhūrta13:17 – 14:00
Godhūli Muhūrta16:41 – 17:05
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:53 – 17:20
Amṛta Kāla16:38 – 18:23
Niśīta Muhūrta23:07 – 23:50

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:50 – 14:11
Yamaganda06:04 – 07:25
Gulika Kāla08:46 – 10:07
Varjyam06:31 – 06:48
Dur Muhūrta 08:35 – 08:57

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Śrīvatsa (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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:04 – 07:25 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:25 – 08:46 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:46 – 10:07 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:07 – 11:28 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:28 – 12:50 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta12:50 – 14:11 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:11 – 15:32 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha15:32 – 16:53 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta16:53 – 18:32 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla18:32 – 20:11 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:11 – 21:50 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga21:50 – 23:28 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:28 – 01:07 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:07 – 02:46 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:46 – 04:25 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:25 – 06:04 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5115
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868166.27
Julian Day2456631.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0475°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)25.90°
🪷 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 (24.0475°), declination -22.36°, EoT 8.56 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: 2013-12-05 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)