पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · June 26, 2014 CE

🪷 आज: मिथुन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mithuna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Gemini.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 5.1 · Chapter 5 · कर्मसंन्यासयोग · Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
अर्जुन उवाच

संन्यासं कर्मणां कृष्ण पुनर्योगं च शंससि।

यच्छ्रेय एतयोरेकं तन्मे ब्रूहि सुनिश्िचतम्।।5.1।।
"5.1 "Arjuna said: My Lord! At one moment Thou praisest renunciation of action; at another, right action. Tell me truly, I pray, which of these is the more conducive to my highest welfare?" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 5.1'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 Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Śakuni
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya70.33°MithunaĀrdrā P2
चन्द्र Candra55.60°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala172.18°KanyāHasta P4
बुध Budha61.07°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati90.78°KarkaPunarvasu P4
शुक्र Śukra38.73°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4
शनि Śani202.84°TulāViśākhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:54 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:25 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:39 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)03:57 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:24 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 30 Mins 52 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 29 Mins 08 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:06 – 04:00
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:46 – 04:54
Abhijit Muhūrta11:12 – 12:06
Vijaya Muhūrta13:55 – 14:49
Godhūli Muhūrta18:13 – 18:37
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:25 – 18:59
Amṛta Kāla18:10 – 19:55
Niśīta Muhūrta23:12 – 00:06

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:21 – 15:02
Yamaganda04:54 – 06:35
Gulika Kāla08:17 – 09:58
Varjyam05:28 – 05:49
Dur Muhūrta 08:03 – 08:30

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Amṛta (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha04:54 – 06:35 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga06:35 – 08:17 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:17 – 09:58 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala09:58 – 11:39 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:39 – 13:21 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:21 – 15:02 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:02 – 16:44 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:44 – 18:25 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:25 – 19:44 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:44 – 21:02 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:02 – 22:21 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:21 – 23:39 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:39 – 00:58 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala00:58 – 02:17 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:17 – 03:35 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta03:35 – 04:54 (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 Year5116
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868369.27
Julian Day2456834.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0553°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)346.12°
🪷 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 (24.0553°), declination 23.36°, EoT -2.49 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: 2014-06-26 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)