पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · May 19, 2017 CE

🪷 आज: वृषभ सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛṣabha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Taurus.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 15.11 · Chapter 15 · पुरुषोत्तमयोग · Puruṣottama-Yoga
यतन्तो योगिनश्चैनं पश्यन्त्यात्मन्यवस्थितम्।यतन्तोऽप्यकृतात्मानो नैनं पश्यन्त्यचेतसः।।15.11।।
"15.11 The saints with great effort find Him within themselves; but not the unintelligent, who in spite of every effort cannot control their minds." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 15.11's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2074 Sādhāraṇa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1939 Hemalambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1424
Malayalam Era: 1193
Nanakshahi: 548
Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śatabhiṣā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Indra
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya34.18°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P3
चन्द्र Candra304.51°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala54.53°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
बुध Budha8.21°MeṣaAśvinī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati169.40°KanyāHasta P3
शुक्र Śukra349.08°MīnaRevatī P1
शनि Śani242.14°DhanuMūla P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:55 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:12 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:33 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)23:52 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)11:17 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 16 Mins 36 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 43 Mins 24 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:09 – 04:02
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:49 – 04:55
Abhijit Muhūrta11:07 – 12:00
Vijaya Muhūrta13:46 – 14:39
Godhūli Muhūrta18:00 – 18:24
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:12 – 18:45
Amṛta Kāla17:57 – 19:42
Niśīta Muhūrta23:07 – 00:00

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:54 – 11:33
Yamaganda14:52 – 16:32
Gulika Kāla06:35 – 08:14
Varjyam05:28 – 05:49
Dur Muhūrta 08:01 – 08:27

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Utpāta (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala04:55 – 06:35 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha06:35 – 08:14 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:14 – 09:54 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla09:54 – 11:33 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:33 – 13:13 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:13 – 14:52 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:52 – 16:32 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:32 – 18:12 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:12 – 19:32 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:32 – 20:52 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:52 – 22:13 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:13 – 23:33 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:33 – 00:54 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla00:54 – 02:14 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:14 – 03:35 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga03:35 – 04:55 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Śatabhiṣā alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869427.27
Julian Day2457892.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0958°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)273.90°
🪷 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 (24.0958°), declination 19.77°, EoT 3.65 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: 2017-05-19 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)