पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · May 28, 2018 CE

🪷 आज: वृषभ सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛṣabha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Taurus.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 6.2 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
यं संन्यासमिति प्राहुर्योगं तं विद्धि पाण्डव।

न ह्यसंन्यस्तसङ्कल्पो योगी भवति कश्चन।।6.2।।
"6.2 O Arjuna! Renunciation is in fact what is called Right Action. No one can become spiritual who has not renounced all desire." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.2's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2075 Virodhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1940 Vilambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1425
Malayalam Era: 1194
Nanakshahi: 549
Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturdaśī (14/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Viśākhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Parigha
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya42.58°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P1
चन्द्र Candra204.79°TulāViśākhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala279.83°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
बुध Budha31.46°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati201.77°TulāViśākhā P1
शुक्र Śukra75.77°MithunaĀrdrā P3
शनि Śani253.70°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:53 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:16 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:34 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)16:50 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:55 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 23 Mins 04 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 36 Mins 56 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:05 – 03:59
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:46 – 04:53
Abhijit Muhūrta11:07 – 12:01
Vijaya Muhūrta13:48 – 14:41
Godhūli Muhūrta18:04 – 18:28
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:16 – 18:49
Amṛta Kāla18:01 – 19:46
Niśīta Muhūrta23:07 – 00:01

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla06:33 – 08:13
Yamaganda09:54 – 11:34
Gulika Kāla13:14 – 14:55
Varjyam05:26 – 05:47
Dur Muhūrta 08:00 – 08:27

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Śubha (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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 · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta04:53 – 06:33 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla06:33 – 08:13 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:13 – 09:54 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga09:54 – 11:34 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:34 – 13:14 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:14 – 14:55 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:55 – 16:35 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:35 – 18:16 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:16 – 19:35 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:35 – 20:55 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:55 – 22:14 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:14 – 23:34 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:34 – 00:54 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga00:54 – 02:13 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:13 – 03:33 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala03:33 – 04:53 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Caturdaśī + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:
-0562-04-11Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Viśākhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5120
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869801.27
Julian Day2458266.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1101°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)162.79°
🪷 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 (24.1101°), declination 21.42°, EoT 2.89 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: 2018-05-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)