पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · July 14, 2015 CE

🪷 आज: मिथुन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mithuna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Gemini.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 16.17 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga
आत्मसम्भाविताः स्तब्धा धनमानमदान्विताः।यजन्ते नामयज्ञैस्ते दम्भेनाविधिपूर्वकम्।।16.17।।
"16.17 Self-conceited, stubborn, rich, proud and insolent, they make a display of their patronage, disregarding the rules of decency." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 16.17'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 Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya87.25°MithunaPunarvasu P3
चन्द्र Candra63.04°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala78.75°MithunaĀrdrā P4
बुध Budha75.72°MithunaĀrdrā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati119.25°KarkaAśleṣā P4
शुक्र Śukra124.18°SiṃhaMaghā P2
शनि Śani214.29°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:00 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:25 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:42 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)03:21 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:50 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 24 Mins 20 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 35 Mins 40 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:13 – 04:07
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:53 – 05:00
Abhijit Muhūrta11:16 – 12:09
Vijaya Muhūrta13:56 – 14:50
Godhūli Muhūrta18:13 – 18:37
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:25 – 18:58
Amṛta Kāla18:10 – 19:55
Niśīta Muhūrta23:16 – 00:09

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:04 – 16:44
Yamaganda08:21 – 10:02
Gulika Kāla11:42 – 13:23
Varjyam05:34 – 05:55
Dur Muhūrta 08:08 – 08:35

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:00 – 06:41 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg06:41 – 08:21 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:21 – 10:02 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:02 – 11:42 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:42 – 13:23 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:23 – 15:04 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:04 – 16:44 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:44 – 18:25 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:25 – 19:44 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:44 – 21:04 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:04 – 22:23 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:23 – 23:42 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:42 – 01:02 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:02 – 02:21 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:21 – 03:41 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla03:41 – 05:00 (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 Time

Kali Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868752.27
Julian Day2457217.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0700°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)336.67°
🪷 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 (24.0700°), declination 21.75°, EoT -5.48 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: 2015-07-14 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)