पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · July 8, 2017 CE

🪷 आज: मिथुन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mithuna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Gemini.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 17.17 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
श्रद्धया परया तप्तं तपस्तत्ित्रविधं नरैः।अफलाकाङ्क्षिभिर्युक्तैः सात्त्विकं परिचक्षते।।17.17।।
"17.17 These threefold austerities performed with faith, and without thought of reward, may truly be accounted Pure." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.17's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āṣāḍha (Āṣāḍha Śukla 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)Śukla Caturdaśī (14/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mūla Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya82.00°MithunaPunarvasu P1
चन्द्र Candra249.47°DhanuMūla P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala87.59°MithunaPunarvasu P3
बुध Budha99.35°KarkaPuṣya P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati169.93°KanyāHasta P3
शुक्र Śukra38.98°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4
शनि Śani238.65°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:58 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:25 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:42 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)17:30 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)04:13 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 27 Mins 13 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 32 Mins 47 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:10 – 04:04
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:51 – 04:58
Abhijit Muhūrta11:15 – 12:09
Vijaya Muhūrta13:56 – 14:50
Godhūli Muhūrta18:13 – 18:37
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:25 – 18:59
Amṛta Kāla18:10 – 19:55
Niśīta Muhūrta23:15 – 00:09

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:20 – 10:01
Yamaganda13:23 – 15:03
Gulika Kāla04:58 – 06:39
Varjyam05:32 – 05:53
Dur Muhūrta 08:06 – 08:33

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Lumba (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):
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 · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla04:58 – 06:39 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha06:39 – 08:20 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:20 – 10:01 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:01 – 11:42 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:42 – 13:23 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:23 – 15:03 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:03 – 16:44 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:44 – 18:25 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:25 – 19:44 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:44 – 21:03 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:03 – 22:23 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:23 – 23:42 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:42 – 01:01 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:01 – 02:20 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:20 – 03:39 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha03:39 – 04:58 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869477.27
Julian Day2457942.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0977°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)167.20°
🪷 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 (24.0977°), declination 22.47°, EoT -4.68 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: 2017-07-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)