पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · June 21, 2014 CE

🪷 आज: मिथुन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mithuna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Gemini.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 4.38 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
न हि ज्ञानेन सदृशं पवित्रमिह विद्यते।

तत्स्वयं योगसंसिद्धः कालेनात्मनि विन्दति।।4.38।।
"4.38 There is nothing in the world so purifying as wisdom; and he who is a perfect saint finds that at last in his own Self." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.38's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

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

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Navamī (24/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Revatī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya65.56°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P4
चन्द्र Candra351.48°MīnaRevatī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala170.45°KanyāHasta P4
बुध Budha63.61°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati89.71°MithunaPunarvasu P3
शुक्र Śukra32.79°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
शनि Śani203.05°TulāViśākhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:53 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:24 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:38 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)00:29 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)12:55 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 31 Mins 09 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 28 Mins 51 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:05 – 03:59
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:45 – 04:53
Abhijit Muhūrta11:11 – 12:05
Vijaya Muhūrta13:54 – 14:48
Godhūli Muhūrta18:12 – 18:36
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:24 – 18:58
Amṛta Kāla18:09 – 19:54
Niśīta Muhūrta23:11 – 00:05

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:16 – 09:57
Yamaganda13:20 – 15:01
Gulika Kāla04:53 – 06:34
Varjyam05:27 – 05:48
Dur Muhūrta 08:02 – 08:29

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

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):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla04:53 – 06:34 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha06:34 – 08:16 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:16 – 09:57 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg09:57 – 11:38 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:38 – 13:20 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:20 – 15:01 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:01 – 16:43 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:43 – 18:24 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:24 – 19:43 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:43 – 21:01 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:01 – 22:20 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:20 – 23:38 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:38 – 00:57 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg00:57 – 02:16 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:16 – 03:34 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha03:34 – 04:53 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5116
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868364.27
Julian Day2456829.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0551°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)283.82°
🪷 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 (24.0551°), declination 23.44°, EoT -1.45 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: 2014-06-21 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)