पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · June 8, 2015 CE

🪷 आज: वृषभ सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛṣabha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Taurus.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 15.1 · Chapter 15 · पुरुषोत्तमयोग · Puruṣottama-Yoga
श्री भगवानुवाचऊर्ध्वमूलमधःशाखमश्वत्थं प्राहुरव्ययम्।छन्दांसि यस्य पर्णानि यस्तं वेद स वेदवित्।।15.1।।
"15.1 "Lord Shri Krishna continued: This phenomenal creation, which is both ephemeral and eternal, is like a tree, but having its seed above in the Highest and its ramifications on this earth below. The scriptures are its leaves, and he who understands this, knows." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 15.1's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī (21/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya52.90°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
चन्द्र Candra301.60°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala54.47°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
बुध Budha40.71°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati112.82°KarkaAśleṣā P2
शुक्र Śukra98.01°KarkaPuṣya P2
शनि Śani216.19°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:51 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:20 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:36 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)22:30 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:51 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 28 Mins 34 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 31 Mins 26 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:04 – 03:58
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:44 – 04:51
Abhijit Muhūrta11:09 – 12:03
Vijaya Muhūrta13:51 – 14:44
Godhūli Muhūrta18:08 – 18:32
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:20 – 18:54
Amṛta Kāla18:05 – 19:50
Niśīta Muhūrta23:09 – 00:03

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla06:33 – 08:14
Yamaganda09:55 – 11:36
Gulika Kāla13:17 – 14:58
Varjyam05:25 – 05:47
Dur Muhūrta 08:00 – 08:27

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Sushira (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):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta04:51 – 06:33 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla06:33 – 08:14 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:14 – 09:55 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga09:55 – 11:36 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:36 – 13:17 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:17 – 14:58 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:58 – 16:39 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:39 – 18:20 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:20 – 19:39 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:39 – 20:58 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:58 – 22:17 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:17 – 23:36 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:36 – 00:55 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga00:55 – 02:14 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:14 – 03:33 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala03:33 – 04:51 (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 Time

Kali Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868716.27
Julian Day2457181.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0686°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)248.47°
🪷 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 (24.0686°), declination 22.80°, EoT 1.18 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: 2015-06-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)