पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · May 18, 2015 CE

🪷 आज: वृषभ सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛṣabha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Taurus.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 14.7 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
रजो रागात्मकं विद्धि तृष्णासङ्गसमुद्भवम्।तन्निबध्नाति कौन्तेय कर्मसङ्गेन देहिनम्।।14.7।।
"14.7 Passion, engendered by thirst for pleasure and attachment, binds the soul through its fondness for activity." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 14.7's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2072 Kīlaka
Śaka Saṁvat: 1937 Manmatha
Bengali Saṁvat: 1422
Malayalam Era: 1191
Nanakshahi: 546
Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Kṛttikā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)Kiṃstughna
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya32.74°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
चन्द्र Candra31.02°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala39.88°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4
बुध Budha49.03°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati110.03°KarkaAśleṣā P2
शुक्र Śukra76.72°MithunaĀrdrā P4
शनि Śani217.73°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:56 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:11 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:33 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:51 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:02 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 15 Mins 20 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 44 Mins 40 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:10 – 04:03
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:49 – 04:56
Abhijit Muhūrta11:07 – 12:00
Vijaya Muhūrta13:46 – 14:39
Godhūli Muhūrta17:59 – 18:23
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:11 – 18:44
Amṛta Kāla17:56 – 19:41
Niśīta Muhūrta23:07 – 00:00

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla06:35 – 08:14
Yamaganda09:54 – 11:33
Gulika Kāla13:13 – 14:52
Varjyam05:29 – 05:50
Dur Muhūrta 08:01 – 08:28

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvaja (Auspicious)
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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta04:56 – 06:35 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla06:35 – 08:14 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:14 – 09:54 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga09:54 – 11:33 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:33 – 13:13 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:13 – 14:52 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:52 – 16:32 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:32 – 18:11 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:11 – 19:32 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:32 – 20:52 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:52 – 22:13 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:13 – 23:33 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:33 – 00:54 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga00:54 – 02:14 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:14 – 03:35 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala03:35 – 04:56 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Pratipada + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-04Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Kṛttikā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868695.27
Julian Day2457160.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0678°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)0.04°
🪷 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 (24.0678°), declination 19.44°, EoT 3.69 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: 2015-05-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)