पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · December 1, 2015 CE

🪷 आज: वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛścika Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Scorpio.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.27 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
श्वशुरान्सुहृदश्चैव सेनयोरुभयोरपि।

तान्समीक्ष्य स कौन्तेयः सर्वान्बन्धूनवस्थितान्।।1.27।।
"1.27 Fathers-in-law and benefactors, arrayed on both sides. Arjuna then gazed at all those kinsmen before him." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.27's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2072 Kīlaka
Śaka Saṁvat: 1937 Manmatha
Bengali Saṁvat: 1422
Malayalam Era: 1191
Nanakshahi: 546
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī (21/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Āśleṣā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya224.43°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
चन्द्र Candra108.94°KarkaAśleṣā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala166.51°KanyāHasta P2
बुध Budha231.66°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati146.21°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
शुक्र Śukra180.90°TulāCitrā P3
शनि Śani223.27°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:01 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:53 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:27 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)21:13 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)10:17 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 51 Mins 31 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 08 Mins 29 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:34 – 05:18
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:07 – 06:01
Abhijit Muhūrta11:05 – 11:49
Vijaya Muhūrta13:15 – 13:59
Godhūli Muhūrta16:41 – 17:05
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:53 – 17:20
Amṛta Kāla16:38 – 18:23
Niśīta Muhūrta23:05 – 23:49

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:10 – 15:31
Yamaganda08:44 – 10:05
Gulika Kāla11:27 – 12:48
Varjyam06:28 – 06:46
Dur Muhūrta 08:33 – 08:55

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
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):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:01 – 07:22 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:22 – 08:44 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:44 – 10:05 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:05 – 11:27 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:27 – 12:48 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla12:48 – 14:10 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:10 – 15:31 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga15:31 – 16:53 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla16:53 – 18:31 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha18:31 – 20:10 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:10 – 21:48 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg21:48 – 23:27 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:27 – 01:05 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:05 – 02:44 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:44 – 04:22 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:22 – 06:01 (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)1868892.27
Julian Day2457357.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0753°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)243.95°
🪷 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 (24.0753°), declination -21.72°, EoT 10.13 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: 2015-12-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)