पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · December 12, 2014 CE

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Sun enters Scorpio.
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BG 10.2 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga
न मे विदुः सुरगणाः प्रभवं न महर्षयः।

अहमादिर्हि देवानां महर्षीणां च सर्वशः।।10.2।।
"10.2 Neither the professors of divinity nor the great ascetics know My origin, for I am the source of them all." — Shri Purohit Swami
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तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2071 Plavaṅga
Śaka Saṁvat: 1936 Jaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1421
Malayalam Era: 1190
Nanakshahi: 545
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī (21/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Maghā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya235.86°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
चन्द्र Candra118.93°KarkaAśleṣā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala281.18°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
बुध Budha237.65°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati117.78°KarkaAśleṣā P4
शुक्र Śukra247.45°DhanuMūla P3
शनि Śani214.40°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:08 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:55 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:31 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)21:18 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)10:10 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 46 Mins 21 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 13 Mins 39 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:42 – 05:25
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:14 – 06:08
Abhijit Muhūrta11:10 – 11:53
Vijaya Muhūrta13:19 – 14:02
Godhūli Muhūrta16:43 – 17:07
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:55 – 17:22
Amṛta Kāla16:40 – 18:25
Niśīta Muhūrta23:10 – 23:53

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:11 – 11:31
Yamaganda14:13 – 15:34
Gulika Kāla07:29 – 08:50
Varjyam06:35 – 06:52
Dur Muhūrta 08:39 – 09:01

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (Inauspicious)
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):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:08 – 07:29 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:29 – 08:50 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:50 – 10:11 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:11 – 11:31 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:31 – 12:52 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga12:52 – 14:13 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:13 – 15:34 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala15:34 – 16:55 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga16:55 – 18:34 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg18:34 – 20:13 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:13 – 21:52 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha21:52 – 23:31 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:31 – 01:11 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:11 – 02:50 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:50 – 04:29 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:29 – 06:08 (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 Time

Kali Year5116
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868538.27
Julian Day2457003.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0618°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)245.41°
🪷 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 (24.0618°), declination -23.05°, EoT 5.54 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: 2014-12-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)