पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · June 18, 2018 CE

🪷 आज: मिथुन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mithuna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Gemini.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 6.23 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
तं विद्याद् दुःखसंयोगवियोगं योगसंज्ञितम्।

स निश्चयेन योक्तव्यो योगोऽनिर्विण्णचेतसा।।6.23।।
"6.23 This inner severance from the affliction of misery is spirituality. It should be practised with determination and with a heart which refuses to be depressed." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.23's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

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

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pañcamī (5/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Āśleṣā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya62.68°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P3
चन्द्र Candra121.36°SiṃhaMaghā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala284.38°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
बुध Budha76.25°MithunaĀrdrā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati199.86°TulāSvātī P4
शुक्र Śukra100.45°KarkaPuṣya P3
शनि Śani252.32°DhanuMūla P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:52 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:23 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:38 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:08 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:57 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 31 Mins 00 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 29 Mins 00 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:04 – 03:58
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:45 – 04:52
Abhijit Muhūrta11:11 – 12:05
Vijaya Muhūrta13:53 – 14:47
Godhūli Muhūrta18:11 – 18:35
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:23 – 18:57
Amṛta Kāla18:08 – 19:53
Niśīta Muhūrta23:11 – 00:05

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla06:34 – 08:15
Yamaganda09:56 – 11:38
Gulika Kāla13:19 – 15:01
Varjyam05:26 – 05:48
Dur Muhūrta 08:01 – 08:29

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

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 · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta04:52 – 06:34 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla06:34 – 08:15 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:15 – 09:56 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga09:56 – 11:38 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:38 – 13:19 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:19 – 15:01 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:01 – 16:42 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:42 – 18:23 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:23 – 19:42 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:42 – 21:01 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:01 – 22:19 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:19 – 23:38 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:38 – 00:56 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga00:56 – 02:15 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:15 – 03:34 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala03:34 – 04:52 (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 Time

Kali Year5120
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869822.27
Julian Day2458287.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1109°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)55.70°
🪷 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 (24.1109°), declination 23.40°, EoT -0.82 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: 2018-06-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)