पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · December 9, 2018 CE

🪷 आज: वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛścika Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Scorpio.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 11.16 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
अनेकबाहूदरवक्त्रनेत्रं

पश्यामि त्वां सर्वतोऽनन्तरूपम्।

नान्तं न मध्यं न पुनस्तवादिं

पश्यामि विश्वेश्वर विश्वरूप।।11.16।।
"11.16 I see Thee, infinite in form, with, as it were, faces, eyes and limbs everywhere; no beginning, no middle, no end; O Thou Lord of the Universe, Whose Form is universal!" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.16's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2075 Virodhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1940 Vilambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1425
Malayalam Era: 1194
Nanakshahi: 549
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya232.78°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
चन्द्र Candra252.47°DhanuMūla P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala320.28°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
बुध Budha213.17°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati222.62°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
शुक्र Śukra189.49°TulāSvātī P1
शनि Śani254.49°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:06 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:54 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:30 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:27 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:10 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 47 Mins 22 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 12 Mins 38 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:40 – 05:23
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:12 – 06:06
Abhijit Muhūrta11:08 – 11:52
Vijaya Muhūrta13:18 – 14:01
Godhūli Muhūrta16:42 – 17:06
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:54 – 17:21
Amṛta Kāla16:39 – 18:24
Niśīta Muhūrta23:08 – 23:52

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:33 – 16:54
Yamaganda11:30 – 12:51
Gulika Kāla14:12 – 15:33
Varjyam06:33 – 06:51
Dur Muhūrta 08:37 – 08:59

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Śubha (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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg06:06 – 07:27 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:27 – 08:48 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha08:48 – 10:09 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:09 – 11:30 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla11:30 – 12:51 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha12:51 – 14:12 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:12 – 15:33 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg15:33 – 16:54 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha16:54 – 18:33 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga18:33 – 20:12 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:12 – 21:51 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala21:51 – 23:30 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha23:30 – 01:09 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:09 – 02:48 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla02:48 – 04:27 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:27 – 06:06 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5120
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869996.27
Julian Day2458461.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1175°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)22.16°
🪷 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 (24.1175°), declination -22.79°, EoT 6.87 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: 2018-12-09 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)