पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · November 30, 2017 CE

🪷 आज: वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛścika Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Scorpio.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.9 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
सञ्जय उवाच

एवमुक्त्वा हृषीकेशं गुडाकेशः परन्तप।

न योत्स्य इति गोविन्दमुक्त्वा तूष्णीं बभूव ह।।2.9।।
"2.9 Sanjaya continued: "Arjuna, the conqueror of all enemies, then told the Lord of All-Hearts that he would no fight, and became silent, O King!" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.9'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 Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Revatī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya223.91°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
चन्द्र Candra354.27°MīnaRevatī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala179.73°KanyāCitrā P2
बुध Budha244.33°DhanuMūla P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati196.51°TulāSvātī P3
शुक्र Śukra213.99°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
शनि Śani243.40°DhanuMūla P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:01 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:52 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:26 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)13:53 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:22 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 51 Mins 49 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 08 Mins 11 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:34 – 05:17
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:06 – 06:01
Abhijit Muhūrta11:05 – 11:48
Vijaya Muhūrta13:15 – 13:59
Godhūli Muhūrta16:40 – 17:04
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:52 – 17:20
Amṛta Kāla16:37 – 18:22
Niśīta Muhūrta23:05 – 23:48

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:48 – 14:09
Yamaganda06:01 – 07:22
Gulika Kāla08:43 – 10:05
Varjyam06:28 – 06:45
Dur Muhūrta 08:33 – 08:54

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Lumba (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 · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:01 – 07:22 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:22 – 08:43 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:43 – 10:05 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:05 – 11:26 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:26 – 12:48 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta12:48 – 14:09 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:09 – 15:31 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha15:31 – 16:52 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta16:52 – 18:31 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla18:31 – 20:09 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:09 – 21:48 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga21:48 – 23:26 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:26 – 01:05 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:05 – 02:43 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:43 – 04:22 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:22 – 06:01 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869622.27
Julian Day2458087.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1032°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)132.48°
🪷 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 -21.64°, EoT 10.50 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: 2017-11-30 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)