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

Also observed today

मासिक शिवरात्रि · Māsika ŚivarātriShaiva

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 17.2 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga

श्री भगवानुवाचत्रिविधा भवति श्रद्धा देहिनां सा स्वभावजा।सात्त्विकी राजसी चैव तामसी चेति तां श्रृणु।।17.2।।

"17.2 Lord Shri Krishna replied: Man has an inherent faith in one or another of the Qualities -Purity, Passion and Ignorance. Now listen." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 17.2'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 Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Rohiṇī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)	Śakuni
वार (Vāra)	Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	67.69°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P1
चन्द्र Candra	52.42°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	77.80°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P4
बुध Budha	69.21°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	169.01°	Kanyā	Hasta P3
शुक्र Śukra	22.74°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P3
शनि Śani	239.69°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	04:53 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:24 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:39 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	03:55 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	17:21 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 31 Mins 07 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 28 Mins 53 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:05 – 03:59
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	03:46 – 04:53
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:12 – 12:06
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:54 – 14:48
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:12 – 18:36
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:24 – 18:58
Amṛta Kāla	18:09 – 19:54
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:12 – 00:06

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	09:57 – 11:39
Yamaganda	15:02 – 16:43
Gulika Kāla	06:35 – 08:16
Varjyam	05:27 – 05:49
Dur Muhūrta	08:03 – 08:30

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: South-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Mātaṇga (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala	04:53 – 06:35 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha	06:35 – 08:16 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta	08:16 – 09:57 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla	09:57 – 11:39 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha	11:39 – 13:20 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga	13:20 – 15:02 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg	15:02 – 16:43 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala	16:43 – 18:24 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga	18:24 – 19:43 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg	19:43 – 21:02 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala	21:02 – 22:20 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha	22:20 – 23:39 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta	23:39 – 00:57 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla	00:57 – 02:16 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha	02:16 – 03:35 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga	03:35 – 04:53 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 22.5958°

Longitude: 88.2636°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śukra Walk (शुक्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī + Rohiṇī alignment also occurred on:

-3226-07-09 — Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Rohiṇī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1869462.27
Julian Day	2457927.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.0971°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	345.79°

🪷 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 (24.0971°), declination 23.42°, EoT -1.87 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: 2017-06-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)