पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · May 23, 2017 CE

🪷 आज: वृषभ सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛṣabha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Taurus.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 15.15 · Chapter 15 · पुरुषोत्तमयोग · Puruṣottama-Yoga🪷 Sarvasya Cāhaṁ Hṛdi Sanniviṣṭo · I dwell in every heart
सर्वस्य चाहं हृदि सन्निविष्टो मत्तः स्मृतिर्ज्ञानमपोहनं च।वेदैश्च सर्वैरहमेव वेद्यो वेदान्तकृद्वेदविदेव चाहम्।।15.15।।
"15.15 I am enthroned in the hearts of all; memory, wisdom and discrimination owe their origins to Me. I am He Who is to be realised in the scriptures; I inspire their wisdom and I know their truth." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 15.15'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 Dvādaśī (27/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Aśvinī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya38.02°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4
चन्द्र Candra358.89°MīnaRevatī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala57.23°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2
बुध Budha12.65°MeṣaAśvinī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati169.17°KanyāHasta P3
शुक्र Śukra352.44°MīnaRevatī P2
शनि Śani241.89°DhanuMūla P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:54 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:13 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:34 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:39 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:15 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 19 Mins 45 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 40 Mins 15 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:07 – 04:00
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:47 – 04:54
Abhijit Muhūrta11:07 – 12:00
Vijaya Muhūrta13:47 – 14:40
Godhūli Muhūrta18:01 – 18:25
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:13 – 18:47
Amṛta Kāla17:58 – 19:43
Niśīta Muhūrta23:07 – 00:00

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:53 – 16:33
Yamaganda08:14 – 09:54
Gulika Kāla11:34 – 13:14
Varjyam05:27 – 05:48
Dur Muhūrta 08:00 – 08:27

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (Inauspicious)
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):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga04:54 – 06:34 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg06:34 – 08:14 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:14 – 09:54 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha09:54 – 11:34 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:34 – 13:14 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:14 – 14:53 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:53 – 16:33 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:33 – 18:13 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:13 – 19:33 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:33 – 20:53 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:53 – 22:14 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:14 – 23:34 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:34 – 00:54 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha00:54 – 02:14 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:14 – 03:34 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla03:34 – 04:54 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:
-3101-02-18Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869431.27
Julian Day2457896.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0959°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)322.55°
🪷 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 (24.0959°), declination 20.58°, EoT 3.40 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: 2017-05-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)