पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · May 28, 2015 CE

🪷 आज: गङ्गा दशहरा — Gaṅgā Daśaharā
Devī Gaṅgā's descent to earth (Bhagīratha's success). Dasha-pāpa-haraṇī.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 14.17 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
सत्त्वात्सञ्जायते ज्ञानं रजसो लोभ एव च।प्रमादमोहौ तमसो भवतोऽज्ञानमेव च।।14.17।।
"14.17 Purity engenders Wisdom, Passion avarice, and Ignorance folly, infatuation and darkness." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 14.17'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 Daśamī (10/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Phalgunī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya42.36°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P1
चन्द्र Candra157.60°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala46.87°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
बुध Budha46.24°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati111.25°KarkaAśleṣā P2
शुक्र Śukra87.17°MithunaPunarvasu P3
शनि Śani216.98°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)13:14 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)01:16 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 22 Mins 53 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 37 Mins 07 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:06 – 03:59
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:46 – 04:53
Abhijit Muhūrta11:07 – 12:01
Vijaya Muhūrta13:48 – 14:41
Godhūli Muhūrta18:03 – 18:27
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:15 – 18:49
Amṛta Kāla18:00 – 19:45
Niśīta Muhūrta23:07 – 00:01

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:14 – 14:55
Yamaganda04:53 – 06:33
Gulika Kāla08:13 – 09:54
Varjyam05:26 – 05:47
Dur Muhūrta 08:00 – 08:27

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha04:53 – 06:33 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga06:33 – 08:13 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:13 – 09:54 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala09:54 – 11:34 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:34 – 13:14 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:14 – 14:55 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:55 – 16:35 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:35 – 18:15 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:15 – 19:35 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:35 – 20:55 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:55 – 22:14 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:14 – 23:34 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:34 – 00:54 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala00:54 – 02:13 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:13 – 03:33 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta03:33 – 04:53 (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 Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868705.27
Julian Day2457170.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0682°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)114.51°
🪷 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 (24.0682°), declination 21.38°, EoT 2.89 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: 2015-05-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)