पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · June 12, 2019 CE

🪷 आज: गङ्गा दशहरा — Gaṅgā Daśaharā
Devī Gaṅgā's descent to earth (Bhagīratha's success). Dasha-pāpa-haraṇī.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 17.20 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
दातव्यमिति यद्दानं दीयतेऽनुपकारिणे।देशे काले च पात्रे च तद्दानं सात्त्विकं स्मृतम्।।17.20।।
"17.20 The gift which is given without thought of recompense, in the belief that it ought to be made, in a fit place, at an opportune time and to a deserving person - such a gift is Pure." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.20's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2076 Paridhāvi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1941 Vikāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1426
Malayalam Era: 1195
Nanakshahi: 550
Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Daśamī (10/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya56.70°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2
चन्द्र Candra170.24°KanyāHasta P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala82.93°MithunaPunarvasu P1
बुध Budha77.98°MithunaĀrdrā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati235.17°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
शुक्र Śukra39.26°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4
शनि Śani264.93°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:52 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:21 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:37 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)13:18 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)01:04 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 29 Mins 52 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 30 Mins 08 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:04 – 03:58
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:44 – 04:52
Abhijit Muhūrta11:10 – 12:04
Vijaya Muhūrta13:52 – 14:45
Godhūli Muhūrta18:09 – 18:33
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:21 – 18:55
Amṛta Kāla18:06 – 19:51
Niśīta Muhūrta23:10 – 00:04

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:37 – 13:18
Yamaganda06:33 – 08:14
Gulika Kāla09:55 – 11:37
Varjyam05:25 – 05:47
Dur Muhūrta 08:01 – 08:28

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (Inauspicious)
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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha04:52 – 06:33 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta06:33 – 08:14 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:14 – 09:55 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha09:55 – 11:37 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:37 – 13:18 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:18 – 14:59 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:59 – 16:40 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:40 – 18:21 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:21 – 19:40 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:40 – 20:59 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:59 – 22:18 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:18 – 23:37 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:37 – 00:55 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha00:55 – 02:14 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:14 – 03:33 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg03:33 – 04:52 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5121
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870181.27
Julian Day2458646.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1246°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)113.34°
🪷 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 (24.1246°), declination 23.12°, EoT 0.42 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: 2019-06-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)