पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · May 28, 2016 CE

🪷 आज: वृषभ सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛṣabha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Taurus.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 5.2 · Chapter 5 · कर्मसंन्यासयोग · Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
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संन्यासः कर्मयोगश्च निःश्रेयसकरावुभौ।

तयोस्तु कर्मसंन्यासात्कर्मयोगो विशिष्यते।।5.2।।
"5.2 Lord Shri Krishna replied: Renunciation of action and the path of right action both lead to the highest; of the two, right action is the better." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 5.2's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2073 Saumya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1938 Durmukhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1423
Malayalam Era: 1192
Nanakshahi: 547
Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Saptamī (22/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Indra
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya43.07°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P1
चन्द्र Candra294.77°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala215.57°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
बुध Budha21.00°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati139.03°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
शुक्र Śukra40.17°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P1
शनि Śani229.30°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:52 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:16 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:34 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)22:44 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:58 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 23 Mins 22 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 36 Mins 38 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:05 – 03:59
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:45 – 04:52
Abhijit Muhūrta11:07 – 12:01
Vijaya Muhūrta13:48 – 14:42
Godhūli Muhūrta18:04 – 18:28
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:16 – 18:49
Amṛta Kāla18:01 – 19:46
Niśīta Muhūrta23:07 – 00:01

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:13 – 09:54
Yamaganda13:14 – 14:55
Gulika Kāla04:52 – 06:33
Varjyam05:26 – 05:47
Dur Muhūrta 08:00 – 08:27

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla04:52 – 06:33 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha06:33 – 08:13 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:13 – 09:54 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg09:54 – 11:34 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:34 – 13:14 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:14 – 14:55 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:55 – 16:35 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:35 – 18:16 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:16 – 19:35 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:35 – 20:55 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:55 – 22:14 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:14 – 23:34 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:34 – 00:54 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg00:54 – 02:13 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:13 – 03:33 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha03:33 – 04:52 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869071.27
Julian Day2457536.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0822°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)254.54°
🪷 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 (24.0822°), declination 21.50°, EoT 2.89 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: 2016-05-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)