पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · July 19, 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 18.29 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
बुद्धेर्भेदं धृतेश्चैव गुणतस्त्रिविधं श्रृणु।प्रोच्यमानमशेषेण पृथक्त्वेन धनञ्जय।।18.29।।
"18.29 Reason and conviction are threefold, according to the Quality which is dominant. I will explain them fully and severally, O Arjuna!" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.29'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 Tṛtīyā (18/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya92.00°KarkaPunarvasu P4
चन्द्र Candra295.81°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala106.47°KarkaPuṣya P4
बुध Budha95.72°KarkaPuṣya P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati231.22°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
शुक्र Śukra84.52°MithunaPunarvasu P2
शनि Śani262.34°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:02 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:23 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:43 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)19:41 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)06:55 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 21 Mins 05 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 38 Mins 55 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:16 – 04:09
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:56 – 05:02
Abhijit Muhūrta11:16 – 12:10
Vijaya Muhūrta13:56 – 14:50
Godhūli Muhūrta18:11 – 18:35
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:23 – 18:57
Amṛta Kāla18:08 – 19:53
Niśīta Muhūrta23:16 – 00:10

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:03 – 11:43
Yamaganda15:03 – 16:43
Gulika Kāla06:42 – 08:23
Varjyam05:36 – 05:57
Dur Muhūrta 08:09 – 08:36

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Lumba (Auspicious)
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):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:02 – 06:42 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha06:42 – 08:23 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:23 – 10:03 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:03 – 11:43 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:43 – 13:23 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:23 – 15:03 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:03 – 16:43 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:43 – 18:23 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:23 – 19:43 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:43 – 21:03 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:03 – 22:23 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:23 – 23:43 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:43 – 01:03 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:03 – 02:23 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:23 – 03:42 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga03:42 – 05:02 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5121
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870218.27
Julian Day2458683.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1260°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)206.76°
🪷 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 20.92°, EoT -5.93 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: 2019-07-19 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)