पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · December 6, 2015 CE

🪷 आज: वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛścika Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Scorpio.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.32 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
न काङ्क्षे विजयं कृष्ण न च राज्यं सुखानि च।

किं नो राज्येन गोविन्द किं भोगैर्जीवितेन वा।।1.32।।
"1.32 Ah my Lord! I crave not for victory, nor for the kingdom, nor for any pleasure. What were a kingdom or happiness or life to me," — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.32'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 Daśamī (25/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya229.50°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
चन्द्र Candra168.92°KanyāHasta P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala169.44°KanyāHasta P3
बुध Budha239.45°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati146.74°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
शुक्र Śukra186.73°TulāSvātī P1
शनि Śani223.87°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:04 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:53 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:29 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)01:32 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)13:20 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 48 Mins 47 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 11 Mins 13 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:38 – 05:21
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:10 – 06:04
Abhijit Muhūrta11:07 – 11:50
Vijaya Muhūrta13:17 – 14:00
Godhūli Muhūrta16:41 – 17:05
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:53 – 17:20
Amṛta Kāla16:38 – 18:23
Niśīta Muhūrta23:07 – 23:50

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:32 – 16:53
Yamaganda11:29 – 12:50
Gulika Kāla14:11 – 15:32
Varjyam06:31 – 06:49
Dur Muhūrta 08:36 – 08:57

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mānasa (Auspicious)
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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg06:04 – 07:26 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:26 – 08:47 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha08:47 – 10:08 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:08 – 11:29 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla11:29 – 12:50 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha12:50 – 14:11 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:11 – 15:32 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg15:32 – 16:53 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha16:53 – 18:32 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga18:32 – 20:11 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:11 – 21:50 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala21:50 – 23:29 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha23:29 – 01:08 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:08 – 02:47 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla02:47 – 04:26 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:26 – 06:04 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868897.27
Julian Day2457362.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0755°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)298.20°
🪷 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 (24.0755°), declination -22.43°, EoT 8.14 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: 2015-12-06 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)