पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · July 23, 2018 CE

🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 7.11 · Chapter 7 · ज्ञानविज्ञानयोग · Jñāna-Vijñāna-Yoga
बलं बलवतां चाहं कामरागविवर्जितम्।

धर्माविरुद्धो भूतेषु कामोऽस्मि भरतर्षभ।।7.11।।
"7.11 I am the Strength of the strong, of them who are free from attachment and desire; and, O Arjuna, I am the Desire for righteousness." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 7.11's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2075 Virodhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1940 Vilambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1425
Malayalam Era: 1194
Nanakshahi: 549
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Anurādhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śukla
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya96.06°KarkaPuṣya P1
चन्द्र Candra223.45°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala280.90°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
बुध Budha118.77°KarkaAśleṣā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati199.35°TulāSvātī P4
शुक्र Śukra139.89°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
शनि Śani249.85°DhanuMūla P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:04 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:22 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:43 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:48 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)01:38 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 17 Mins 55 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 42 Mins 05 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:18 – 04:11
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:58 – 05:04
Abhijit Muhūrta11:16 – 12:10
Vijaya Muhūrta13:56 – 14:49
Godhūli Muhūrta18:10 – 18:34
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:22 – 18:55
Amṛta Kāla18:07 – 19:52
Niśīta Muhūrta23:16 – 00:10

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla06:44 – 08:24
Yamaganda10:03 – 11:43
Gulika Kāla13:23 – 15:03
Varjyam05:37 – 05:59
Dur Muhūrta 08:10 – 08:37

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Amṛta (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta05:04 – 06:44 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla06:44 – 08:24 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:24 – 10:03 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:03 – 11:43 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:43 – 13:23 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:23 – 15:03 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:03 – 16:42 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:42 – 18:22 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:22 – 19:42 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:42 – 21:03 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:03 – 22:23 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:23 – 23:43 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:43 – 01:03 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:03 – 02:24 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:24 – 03:44 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala03:44 – 05:04 (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)1869857.27
Julian Day2458322.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1122°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)125.09°
🪷 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 (24.1122°), declination 20.11°, EoT -6.13 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: 2018-07-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)