पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · June 21, 2017 CE

🪷 आज: मिथुन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mithuna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Gemini.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 16.24 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga
तस्माच्छास्त्रं प्रमाणं ते कार्याकार्यव्यवस्थितौ।ज्ञात्वा शास्त्रविधानोक्तं कर्म कर्तुमिहार्हसि।।16.24।।
"16.24 Therefore whenever there is doubt whether thou shouldst do a thing or not, let the scriptures guide thy conduct. In the light of the scriptures shouldst thou labour the whole of thy life."" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 16.24's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

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

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī (27/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Bharaṇī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya65.78°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P4
चन्द्र Candra22.29°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala76.49°MithunaĀrdrā P3
बुध Budha64.81°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati168.93°KanyāHasta P3
शुक्र Śukra20.63°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
शनि Śani239.84°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:53 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:24 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:38 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:13 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:16 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 31 Mins 10 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 28 Mins 50 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:05 – 03:59
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:45 – 04:53
Abhijit Muhūrta11:11 – 12:05
Vijaya Muhūrta13:54 – 14:48
Godhūli Muhūrta18:12 – 18:36
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:24 – 18:58
Amṛta Kāla18:09 – 19:54
Niśīta Muhūrta23:11 – 00:05

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:38 – 13:20
Yamaganda06:34 – 08:16
Gulika Kāla09:57 – 11:38
Varjyam05:27 – 05:48
Dur Muhūrta 08:02 – 08:29

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha04:53 – 06:34 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta06:34 – 08:16 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:16 – 09:57 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha09:57 – 11:38 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:38 – 13:20 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:20 – 15:01 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:01 – 16:43 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:43 – 18:24 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:24 – 19:43 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:43 – 21:01 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:01 – 22:20 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:20 – 23:38 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:38 – 00:57 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha00:57 – 02:16 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:16 – 03:34 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg03:34 – 04:53 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869460.27
Julian Day2457925.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0970°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)318.94°
🪷 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 (24.0970°), declination 23.44°, EoT -1.45 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: 2017-06-21 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)