पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · June 6, 2014 CE

🪷 आज: वृषभ सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛṣabha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Taurus.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 4.23 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
गतसङ्गस्य मुक्तस्य ज्ञानावस्थितचेतसः।

यज्ञायाचरतः कर्म समग्रं प्रविलीयते।।4.23।।
"4.23 He who is without attachment, free, his mind centered in wisdom, his actions, being done as a sacrifice, leave no trace behind." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.23's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Śukla 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)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya51.23°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
चन्द्र Candra143.31°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala166.46°KanyāHasta P2
बुध Budha68.98°MithunaĀrdrā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati86.62°MithunaPunarvasu P2
शुक्र Śukra15.08°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
शनि Śani203.87°TulāViśākhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:51 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:19 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:35 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)11:33 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)23:55 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 27 Mins 51 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 32 Mins 09 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:04 – 03:58
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:44 – 04:51
Abhijit Muhūrta11:08 – 12:02
Vijaya Muhūrta13:50 – 14:44
Godhūli Muhūrta18:07 – 18:31
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:19 – 18:53
Amṛta Kāla18:04 – 19:49
Niśīta Muhūrta23:08 – 00:02

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:54 – 11:35
Yamaganda14:57 – 16:38
Gulika Kāla06:32 – 08:13
Varjyam05:25 – 05:47
Dur Muhūrta 08:00 – 08:27

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

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 · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala04:51 – 06:32 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha06:32 – 08:13 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:13 – 09:54 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla09:54 – 11:35 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:35 – 13:16 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:16 – 14:57 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:57 – 16:38 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:38 – 18:19 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:19 – 19:38 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:38 – 20:57 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:57 – 22:16 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:16 – 23:35 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:35 – 00:54 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla00:54 – 02:13 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:13 – 03:32 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga03:32 – 04:51 (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 Aṣṭamī + Pūrva Phalgunī alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5116
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868349.27
Julian Day2456814.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0545°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)94.37°
🪷 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 (24.0545°), declination 22.62°, EoT 1.54 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: 2014-06-06 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)