पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · August 25, 2015 CE

🪷 आज: सिंह सङ्क्रान्ति — Siṁha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Leo.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.7 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
नियतस्य तु संन्यासः कर्मणो नोपपद्यते।मोहात्तस्य परित्यागस्तामसः परिकीर्तितः।।18.7।।
"18.7 It is not right to give up actions which are obligatory; and if they are misunderstood, it is the result of sheer ignorance." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.7's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

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

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Daśamī (10/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mūla Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya127.48°SiṃhaMaghā P3
चन्द्र Candra244.00°DhanuMūla P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala106.09°KarkaPuṣya P4
बुध Budha152.35°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati128.12°SiṃhaMaghā P3
शुक्र Śukra112.98°KarkaAśleṣā P2
शनि Śani214.41°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:17 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:01 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:39 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:03 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)00:46 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 44 Mins 14 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 15 Mins 46 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:35 – 04:26
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:13 – 05:17
Abhijit Muhūrta11:13 – 12:04
Vijaya Muhūrta13:46 – 14:37
Godhūli Muhūrta17:49 – 18:13
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:01 – 18:33
Amṛta Kāla17:46 – 19:31
Niśīta Muhūrta23:13 – 00:04

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:50 – 16:25
Yamaganda08:28 – 10:03
Gulika Kāla11:39 – 13:14
Varjyam05:48 – 06:09
Dur Muhūrta 08:15 – 08:40

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Sushira (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:17 – 06:52 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg06:52 – 08:28 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:28 – 10:03 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:03 – 11:39 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:39 – 13:14 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:14 – 14:50 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:50 – 16:25 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:25 – 18:01 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:01 – 19:25 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:25 – 20:50 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:50 – 22:14 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:14 – 23:39 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:39 – 01:03 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:03 – 02:28 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:28 – 03:52 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla03:52 – 05:17 (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)1868794.27
Julian Day2457259.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0716°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)119.17°
🪷 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 (24.0716°), declination 10.92°, EoT -1.71 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: 2015-08-25 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)