पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · July 18, 2019 CE

🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.28 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
अयुक्तः प्राकृतः स्तब्धः शठो नैष्कृतिकोऽलसः।विषादी दीर्घसूत्री च कर्ता तामस उच्यते।।18.28।।
"18.28 While he whose purpose is infirm, who is low-minded, stubborn, dishonest, malicious, indolent, despondent, procrastinating - he may be assumed to be in Darkness." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.28's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2076 Paridhāvi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1941 Vikāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1426
Malayalam Era: 1195
Nanakshahi: 550
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā (17/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya91.04°KarkaPunarvasu P4
चन्द्र Candra283.80°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala105.83°KarkaPuṣya P4
बुध Budha96.39°KarkaPuṣya P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati231.29°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
शुक्र Śukra83.29°MithunaPunarvasu P1
शनि Śani262.41°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:02 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:24 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:43 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)19:03 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)06:05 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 21 Mins 46 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 38 Mins 14 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:15 – 04:08
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:55 – 05:02
Abhijit Muhūrta11:16 – 12:10
Vijaya Muhūrta13:56 – 14:50
Godhūli Muhūrta18:12 – 18:36
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:24 – 18:57
Amṛta Kāla18:09 – 19:54
Niśīta Muhūrta23:16 – 00:10

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:23 – 15:03
Yamaganda05:02 – 06:42
Gulika Kāla08:22 – 10:03
Varjyam05:35 – 05:57
Dur Muhūrta 08:09 – 08:36

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Mudgara (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

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 · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha05:02 – 06:42 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga06:42 – 08:22 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:22 – 10:03 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:03 – 11:43 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:43 – 13:23 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:23 – 15:03 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:03 – 16:43 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:43 – 18:24 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:24 – 19:43 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:43 – 21:03 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:03 – 22:23 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:23 – 23:43 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:43 – 01:03 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:03 – 02:22 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:22 – 03:42 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta03:42 – 05:02 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5121
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870217.27
Julian Day2458682.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1260°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)195.15°
🪷 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 (24.1260°), declination 21.10°, EoT -5.86 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: 2019-07-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)