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

🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.4 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
निश्चयं श्रृणु मे तत्र त्यागे भरतसत्तम।त्यागो हि पुरुषव्याघ्र त्रिविधः संप्रकीर्तितः।।18.4।।
"18.4 O best of Indians! Listen to my judgment as regards this problem. It has a threefold aspect." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.4's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2074 Sādhāraṇa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1939 Hemalambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1424
Malayalam Era: 1193
Nanakshahi: 548
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā (30/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Punarvasu Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)Nāga
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya96.30°KarkaPuṣya P1
चन्द्र Candra91.16°KarkaPunarvasu P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala97.30°KarkaPuṣya P2
बुध Budha122.18°SiṃhaMaghā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati171.42°KanyāHasta P4
शुक्र Śukra55.81°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
शनि Śani237.79°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:04 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:22 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:43 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:43 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:02 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 17 Mins 43 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 42 Mins 17 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:18 – 04:11
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:58 – 05:04
Abhijit Muhūrta11:16 – 12:10
Vijaya Muhūrta13:56 – 14:49
Godhūli Muhūrta18:10 – 18:34
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:22 – 18:55
Amṛta Kāla18:07 – 19:52
Niśīta Muhūrta23:16 – 00:10

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:42 – 18:22
Yamaganda11:43 – 13:23
Gulika Kāla15:03 – 16:42
Varjyam05:37 – 05:59
Dur Muhūrta 08:10 – 08:37

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvaja (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg05:04 – 06:44 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala06:44 – 08:24 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha08:24 – 10:03 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:03 – 11:43 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla11:43 – 13:23 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:23 – 15:03 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:03 – 16:42 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:42 – 18:22 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:22 – 19:42 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:42 – 21:03 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:03 – 22:23 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:23 – 23:43 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha23:43 – 01:03 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:03 – 02:24 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla02:24 – 03:44 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha03:44 – 05:04 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā + Punarvasu alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā)
-1626101-04-03Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Punarvasu)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869492.27
Julian Day2457957.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0983°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)356.14°
🪷 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 (24.0983°), declination 20.06°, EoT -6.13 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: 2017-07-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)