पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · August 2, 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 18.14 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
अधिष्ठानं तथा कर्ता करणं च पृथग्विधम्।विविधाश्च पृथक्चेष्टा दैवं चैवात्र पञ्चमम्।।18.14।।
"18.14 They are a body, a personality, physical organs, their manifold activity and destiny." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.14's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla 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)Śukla Daśamī (10/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Anurādhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya105.86°KarkaPuṣya P4
चन्द्र Candra222.35°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala103.73°KarkaPuṣya P4
बुध Budha132.63°SiṃhaMaghā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati172.70°KanyāHasta P4
शुक्र Śukra67.29°MithunaĀrdrā P1
शनि Śani237.36°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:08 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:17 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:43 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:04 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)00:54 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 08 Mins 54 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 51 Mins 06 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:23 – 04:16
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:03 – 05:08
Abhijit Muhūrta11:17 – 12:09
Vijaya Muhūrta13:54 – 14:47
Godhūli Muhūrta18:05 – 18:29
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:17 – 18:50
Amṛta Kāla18:02 – 19:47
Niśīta Muhūrta23:17 – 00:09

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:43 – 13:22
Yamaganda06:47 – 08:26
Gulika Kāla10:04 – 11:43
Varjyam05:41 – 06:02
Dur Muhūrta 08:13 – 08:39

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (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 · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:08 – 06:47 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta06:47 – 08:26 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:26 – 10:04 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:04 – 11:43 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:43 – 13:22 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:22 – 15:00 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:00 – 16:39 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:39 – 18:17 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:17 – 19:39 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:39 – 21:00 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:00 – 22:22 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:22 – 23:43 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:43 – 01:04 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:04 – 02:26 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:26 – 03:47 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg03:47 – 05:08 (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)1869502.27
Julian Day2457967.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0986°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)114.90°
🪷 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 (24.0986°), declination 17.75°, EoT -5.95 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: 2017-08-02 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)