पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · July 27, 2015 CE

🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 17.6 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
कर्षयन्तः शरीरस्थं भूतग्राममचेतसः।मां चैवान्तःशरीरस्थं तान्विद्ध्यासुरनिश्चयान्।।17.6।।
"17.6 They are ignorant. They torment the organs of the body; and they harass Me also, Who lives within. Know that they are devoted to evil." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.6's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2072 Kīlaka
Śaka Saṁvat: 1937 Manmatha
Bengali Saṁvat: 1422
Malayalam Era: 1191
Nanakshahi: 546
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Anurādhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya99.66°KarkaPuṣya P2
चन्द्र Candra222.66°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala87.31°MithunaPunarvasu P3
बुध Budha103.14°KarkaPuṣya P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati121.90°SiṃhaMaghā P1
शुक्र Śukra126.41°SiṃhaMaghā P2
शनि Śani214.02°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:06 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:21 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:43 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:30 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)01:20 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 14 Mins 51 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 45 Mins 09 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:20 – 04:13
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:59 – 05:06
Abhijit Muhūrta11:17 – 12:10
Vijaya Muhūrta13:56 – 14:49
Godhūli Muhūrta18:09 – 18:33
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:21 – 18:54
Amṛta Kāla18:06 – 19:51
Niśīta Muhūrta23:17 – 00:10

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla06:45 – 08:24
Yamaganda10:04 – 11:43
Gulika Kāla13:22 – 15:02
Varjyam05:39 – 06:00
Dur Muhūrta 08:11 – 08:38

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Amṛta (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta05:06 – 06:45 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla06:45 – 08:24 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:24 – 10:04 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:04 – 11:43 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:43 – 13:22 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:22 – 15:02 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:02 – 16:41 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:41 – 18:21 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:21 – 19:41 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:41 – 21:02 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:02 – 22:22 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:22 – 23:43 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:43 – 01:04 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:04 – 02:24 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:24 – 03:45 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala03:45 – 05:06 (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)1868765.27
Julian Day2457230.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0705°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)124.48°
🪷 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 (24.0705°), declination 19.32°, EoT -6.18 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: 2015-07-27 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)