पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · August 5, 2015 CE

🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 17.15 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
अनुद्वेगकरं वाक्यं सत्यं प्रियहितं च यत्।स्वाध्यायाभ्यसनं चैव वाङ्मयं तप उच्यते।।17.15।।
"17.15 Speech that hurts no one, that is true, is pleasant to listen to and beneficial, and the constant study of the scriptures - this is austerity in speech." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.15's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī (21/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Revatī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya108.27°KarkaAśleṣā P1
चन्द्र Candra351.34°MīnaRevatī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala93.18°KarkaPunarvasu P4
बुध Budha120.72°SiṃhaMaghā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati123.80°SiṃhaMaghā P2
शुक्र Śukra124.22°SiṃhaMaghā P2
शनि Śani214.00°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:09 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:16 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:43 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)21:42 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)10:08 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 06 Mins 28 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 53 Mins 32 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:25 – 04:17
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:04 – 05:09
Abhijit Muhūrta11:16 – 12:09
Vijaya Muhūrta13:54 – 14:46
Godhūli Muhūrta18:04 – 18:28
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:16 – 18:49
Amṛta Kāla18:01 – 19:46
Niśīta Muhūrta23:16 – 00:09

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:43 – 13:21
Yamaganda06:48 – 08:26
Gulika Kāla10:04 – 11:43
Varjyam05:42 – 06:03
Dur Muhūrta 08:13 – 08:39

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (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 · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:09 – 06:48 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta06:48 – 08:26 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:26 – 10:04 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:04 – 11:43 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:43 – 13:21 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:21 – 14:59 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:59 – 16:38 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:38 – 18:16 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:16 – 19:38 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:38 – 20:59 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:59 – 22:21 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:21 – 23:43 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:43 – 01:04 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:04 – 02:26 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:26 – 03:48 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg03:48 – 05:09 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 22.5958°
Longitude: 88.2636°
Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868774.27
Julian Day2457239.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0708°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)240.32°
🪷 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 (24.0708°), declination 17.10°, EoT -5.70 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: 2015-08-05 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)