पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · May 20, 2014 CE

🪷 आज: वृषभ सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛṣabha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Taurus.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 4.6 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
अजोऽपि सन्नव्ययात्मा भूतानामीश्वरोऽपि सन्।

प्रकृतिं स्वामधिष्ठाय संभवाम्यात्ममायया।।4.6।।
"4.6 have no beginning. Though I am imperishable, as well as Lord of all that exists, yet by My own will and power do I manifest Myself." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.6's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2071 Plavaṅga
Śaka Saṁvat: 1936 Jaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1421
Malayalam Era: 1190
Nanakshahi: 545
Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī (21/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śukla
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya34.92°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P3
चन्द्र Candra284.94°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala164.71°KanyāHasta P2
बुध Budha56.49°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati83.38°MithunaPunarvasu P2
शुक्र Śukra355.25°MīnaRevatī P3
शनि Śani205.04°TulāViśākhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:55 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:12 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:33 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)22:42 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:45 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 17 Mins 12 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 42 Mins 48 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:08 – 04:02
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:48 – 04:55
Abhijit Muhūrta11:07 – 12:00
Vijaya Muhūrta13:46 – 14:39
Godhūli Muhūrta18:00 – 18:24
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:12 – 18:45
Amṛta Kāla17:57 – 19:42
Niśīta Muhūrta23:07 – 00:00

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:53 – 16:32
Yamaganda08:14 – 09:54
Gulika Kāla11:33 – 13:13
Varjyam05:28 – 05:49
Dur Muhūrta 08:01 – 08:27

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga04:55 – 06:34 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg06:34 – 08:14 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:14 – 09:54 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha09:54 – 11:33 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:33 – 13:13 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:13 – 14:53 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:53 – 16:32 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:32 – 18:12 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:12 – 19:32 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:32 – 20:53 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:53 – 22:13 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:13 – 23:33 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:33 – 00:54 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha00:54 – 02:14 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:14 – 03:34 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla03:34 – 04:55 (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 Time

Kali Year5116
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868332.27
Julian Day2456797.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0539°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)248.31°
🪷 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 (24.0539°), declination 19.93°, EoT 3.60 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: 2014-05-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)