पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · July 17, 2016 CE

Also observed today

प्रदोष व्रत · Pradoṣa VrataShaiva

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 6.23 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga

तं विद्याद् दुःखसंयोगवियोगं योगसंज्ञितम्।

स निश्चयेन योक्तव्यो योगोऽनिर्विण्णचेतसा।।6.23।।

"6.23 This inner severance from the affliction of misery is spirituality. It should be practised with determination and with a heart which refuses to be depressed." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 6.23's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2073 Saumya

Śaka Saṁvat: 1938 Durmukhi

Bengali Saṁvat: 1423

Malayalam Era: 1192

Nanakshahi: 547

Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)

Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Jyeṣṭhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)	Kaulava
वार (Vāra)	Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	90.82°	Karka	Punarvasu P4
चन्द्र Candra	236.14°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	210.75°	Vṛścika	Viśākhā P4
बुध Budha	101.70°	Karka	Puṣya P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	144.77°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P4
शुक्र Śukra	101.63°	Karka	Puṣya P3
शनि Śani	226.09°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:02 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:24 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:43 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	16:02 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	02:46 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 21 Mins 57 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 38 Mins 03 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:15 – 04:08
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	03:55 – 05:02
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:16 – 12:09
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:56 – 14:50
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:12 – 18:36
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:24 – 18:57
Amṛta Kāla	18:09 – 19:54
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:16 – 00:09

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	16:43 – 18:24
Yamaganda	11:43 – 13:23
Gulika Kāla	15:03 – 16:43
Varjyam	05:35 – 05:57
Dur Muhūrta	08:09 – 08:36

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: North-East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)

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):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg	05:02 – 06:42 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala	06:42 – 08:22 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha	08:22 – 10:02 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta	10:02 – 11:43 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla	11:43 – 13:23 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha	13:23 – 15:03 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga	15:03 – 16:43 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg	16:43 – 18:24 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha	18:24 – 19:43 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga	19:43 – 21:03 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg	21:03 – 22:23 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala	22:23 – 23:43 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha	23:43 – 01:02 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta	01:02 – 02:22 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla	02:22 – 03:42 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha	03:42 – 05:02 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 22.5958°

Longitude: 88.2636°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Sūrya Walk (सूर्य यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Trayodaśī + Jyeṣṭhā alignment also occurred on:

-3137-10-20 — Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Jyeṣṭhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1869121.27
Julian Day	2457586.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.0841°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	144.59°

🪷 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 (24.0841°), declination 21.15°, EoT -5.77 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: 2016-07-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)