पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · December 1, 2017 CE

🪷 आज: वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛścika Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Scorpio.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.10 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
तमुवाच हृषीकेशः प्रहसन्निव भारत।

सेनयोरुभयोर्मध्ये विषीदन्तमिदं वचः।।2.10।।
"2.10 Thereupon the Lord, with a gracious smile, addressed him who was so much depressed in the midst of the two armies." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.10'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 Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Aśvinī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Varīyān
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya224.93°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
चन्द्र Candra8.50°MeṣaAśvinī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala180.36°TulāCitrā P3
बुध Budha244.74°DhanuMūla P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati196.72°TulāSvātī P4
शुक्र Śukra215.25°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
शनि Śani243.51°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)11:27 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:38 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:25 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 51 Mins 13 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 08 Mins 47 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:34 – 05:18
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:07 – 06:01
Abhijit Muhūrta11:05 – 11:49
Vijaya Muhūrta13:15 – 13:59
Godhūli Muhūrta16:40 – 17:04
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:52 – 17:20
Amṛta Kāla16:37 – 18:22
Niśīta Muhūrta23:05 – 23:49

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:05 – 11:27
Yamaganda14:10 – 15:31
Gulika Kāla07:23 – 08:44
Varjyam06:28 – 06:46
Dur Muhūrta 08:33 – 08:55

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Amṛta (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):
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):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:01 – 07:23 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:23 – 08:44 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:44 – 10:05 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:05 – 11:27 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:27 – 12:48 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga12:48 – 14:10 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:10 – 15:31 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala15:31 – 16:52 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga16:52 – 18:31 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg18:31 – 20:10 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:10 – 21:48 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha21:48 – 23:27 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:27 – 01:05 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:05 – 02:44 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:44 – 04:23 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:23 – 06:01 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Trayodaśī + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:
-3101-02-18Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869623.27
Julian Day2458088.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1033°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)144.87°
🪷 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 (24.1033°), declination -21.80°, EoT 10.13 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: 2017-12-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)