पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · December 2, 2016 CE

🪷 आज: वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛścika Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Scorpio.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 10.22 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga
वेदानां सामवेदोऽस्मि देवानामस्मि वासवः।

इन्द्रियाणां मनश्चास्मि भूतानामस्मि चेतना।।10.22।।
"10.22 Of the Vedas I am the Hymns, I am the Electric Force in the Powers of Nature; of the senses I am the Mind; and I am the Intelligence in all that lives." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 10.22's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2073 Saumya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1938 Durmukhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1423
Malayalam Era: 1192
Nanakshahi: 547
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Tṛtīyā (3/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya226.20°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
चन्द्र Candra254.16°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala292.61°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
बुध Budha244.62°DhanuMūla P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati172.38°KanyāHasta P4
शुक्र Śukra269.20°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
शनि Śani233.58°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:02 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:52 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:27 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:57 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:41 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 50 Mins 29 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 09 Mins 31 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:35 – 05:19
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:08 – 06:02
Abhijit Muhūrta11:06 – 11:49
Vijaya Muhūrta13:16 – 13:59
Godhūli Muhūrta16:40 – 17:04
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:52 – 17:20
Amṛta Kāla16:37 – 18:22
Niśīta Muhūrta23:06 – 23:49

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:06 – 11:27
Yamaganda14:10 – 15:31
Gulika Kāla07:23 – 08:45
Varjyam06:29 – 06:46
Dur Muhūrta 08:34 – 08:55

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Maitra (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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:02 – 07:23 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:23 – 08:45 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:45 – 10:06 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:06 – 11:27 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:27 – 12:49 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga12:49 – 14:10 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:10 – 15:31 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala15:31 – 16:52 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga16:52 – 18:31 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg18:31 – 20:10 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:10 – 21:49 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha21:49 – 23:27 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:27 – 01:06 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:06 – 02:45 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:45 – 04:23 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:23 – 06:02 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869259.27
Julian Day2457724.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0894°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)30.16°
🪷 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 (24.0894°), declination -21.99°, EoT 9.75 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: 2016-12-02 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)