पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · July 3, 2015 CE

🪷 आज: मिथुन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mithuna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Gemini.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 16.6 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga
द्वौ भूतसर्गौ लोकेऽस्मिन् दैव आसुर एव च।दैवो विस्तरशः प्रोक्त आसुरं पार्थ मे श्रृणु।।16.6।।
"16.6 All beings are of two classes: Godly and godless. The Godly I have described; I will now describe the other." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 16.6's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āṣāḍha (Āṣāḍha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2072 Kīlaka
Śaka Saṁvat: 1937 Manmatha
Bengali Saṁvat: 1422
Malayalam Era: 1191
Nanakshahi: 546
Solar Month: Mithuna (Āni)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Pratipada (16/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Indra
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya76.76°MithunaĀrdrā P4
चन्द्र Candra269.13°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala71.42°MithunaĀrdrā P2
बुध Budha56.19°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati117.12°KarkaAśleṣā P4
शुक्र Śukra118.45°KarkaAśleṣā P4
शनि Śani214.71°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:56 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:25 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:41 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)19:05 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)05:55 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 29 Mins 21 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 30 Mins 39 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:08 – 04:02
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:49 – 04:56
Abhijit Muhūrta11:14 – 12:08
Vijaya Muhūrta13:56 – 14:50
Godhūli Muhūrta18:13 – 18:37
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:25 – 18:59
Amṛta Kāla18:10 – 19:55
Niśīta Muhūrta23:14 – 00:08

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:00 – 11:41
Yamaganda15:03 – 16:44
Gulika Kāla06:37 – 08:18
Varjyam05:30 – 05:51
Dur Muhūrta 08:05 – 08:32

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mānasa (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
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 · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala04:56 – 06:37 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha06:37 – 08:18 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:18 – 10:00 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:00 – 11:41 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:41 – 13:22 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:22 – 15:03 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:03 – 16:44 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:44 – 18:25 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:25 – 19:44 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:44 – 21:03 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:03 – 22:22 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:22 – 23:41 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:41 – 01:00 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:00 – 02:18 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:18 – 03:37 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga03:37 – 04:56 (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 Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868741.27
Julian Day2457206.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0695°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)190.91°
🪷 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 (24.0695°), declination 22.99°, EoT -3.84 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: 2015-07-03 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)