पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · November 28, 2017 CE

🪷 आज: वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛścika Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Scorpio.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.7 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
कार्पण्यदोषोपहतस्वभावः

पृच्छामि त्वां धर्मसंमूढचेताः।

यच्छ्रेयः स्यान्निश्िचतं ब्रूहि तन्मे

शिष्यस्तेऽहं शाधि मां त्वां प्रपन्नम्।।2.7।।
"2.7 My heart is oppressed with pity; and my mind confused as to what my duty is. Therefore, my Lord, tell me what is best for my spiritual welfare, for I am Thy disciple. Please direct me, I pray." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.7's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2074 Sādhāraṇa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1939 Hemalambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1424
Malayalam Era: 1193
Nanakshahi: 548
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Daśamī (10/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Bhādrapadā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya221.89°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
चन्द्र Candra327.38°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala178.47°KanyāCitrā P2
बुध Budha243.13°DhanuMūla P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati196.10°TulāSvātī P3
शुक्र Śukra211.48°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
शनि Śani243.17°DhanuMūla P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:59 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:52 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:26 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:31 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)00:25 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 53 Mins 07 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 06 Mins 53 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:32 – 05:16
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:05 – 05:59
Abhijit Muhūrta11:04 – 11:47
Vijaya Muhūrta13:15 – 13:58
Godhūli Muhūrta16:40 – 17:04
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:52 – 17:19
Amṛta Kāla16:37 – 18:22
Niśīta Muhūrta23:04 – 23:47

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:09 – 15:31
Yamaganda08:42 – 10:04
Gulika Kāla11:26 – 12:47
Varjyam06:26 – 06:44
Dur Muhūrta 08:32 – 08:53

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
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 · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:59 – 07:21 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:21 – 08:42 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:42 – 10:04 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:04 – 11:26 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:26 – 12:47 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla12:47 – 14:09 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:09 – 15:31 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga15:31 – 16:52 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla16:52 – 18:31 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha18:31 – 20:09 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:09 – 21:47 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg21:47 – 23:26 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:26 – 01:04 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:04 – 02:42 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:42 – 04:21 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:21 – 05:59 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869620.27
Julian Day2458085.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1032°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)108.84°
🪷 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 (24.1032°), declination -21.30°, EoT 11.22 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: 2017-11-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)