पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · May 26, 2015 CE

🪷 आज: वृषभ सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛṣabha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Taurus.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 14.15 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
रजसि प्रलयं गत्वा कर्मसङ्गिषु जायते।तथा प्रलीनस्तमसि मूढयोनिषु जायते।।14.15।।
"14.15 When Passion prevails, the soul is reborn among those who love activity; when Ignorance rules, it enters the wombs of the ignorant." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 14.15'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 Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya40.44°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P1
चन्द्र Candra134.00°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala45.48°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
बुध Budha47.27°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati110.99°KarkaAśleṣā P2
शुक्र Śukra85.12°MithunaPunarvasu P2
शनि Śani217.13°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:53 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:15 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:34 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)11:31 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)00:05 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 21 Mins 32 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 38 Mins 28 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:06 – 04:00
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:46 – 04:53
Abhijit Muhūrta11:07 – 12:01
Vijaya Muhūrta13:47 – 14:41
Godhūli Muhūrta18:03 – 18:27
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:15 – 18:48
Amṛta Kāla18:00 – 19:45
Niśīta Muhūrta23:07 – 00:01

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:54 – 16:34
Yamaganda08:13 – 09:54
Gulika Kāla11:34 – 13:14
Varjyam05:26 – 05:48
Dur Muhūrta 08:00 – 08:27

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (Auspicious)
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 Roga04:53 – 06:33 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg06:33 – 08:13 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:13 – 09:54 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha09:54 – 11:34 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:34 – 13:14 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:14 – 14:54 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:54 – 16:34 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:34 – 18:15 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:15 – 19:34 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:34 – 20:54 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:54 – 22:14 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:14 – 23:34 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:34 – 00:54 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha00:54 – 02:13 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:13 – 03:33 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla03:33 – 04:53 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Pūrva Phalgunī alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868703.27
Julian Day2457168.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0681°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)93.10°
🪷 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 (24.0681°), declination 21.04°, EoT 3.12 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: 2015-05-26 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)