पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · July 31, 2019 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 18.41 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
ब्राह्मणक्षत्रियविशां शूद्राणां च परंतप।कर्माणि प्रविभक्तानि स्वभावप्रभवैर्गुणैः।।18.41।।
"18.41 O Arjuna! The duties of spiritual teachers, the soldiers, the traders and the servants have all been fixed according to the dominant Quality in their nature." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.41'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 Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Punarvasu Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)Śakuni
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya103.46°KarkaPuṣya P4
चन्द्र Candra88.30°MithunaPunarvasu P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala114.07°KarkaAśleṣā P3
बुध Budha89.50°MithunaPunarvasu P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati230.59°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
शुक्र Śukra99.28°KarkaPuṣya P2
शनि Śani261.51°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:07 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:19 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:43 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:02 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:23 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 11 Mins 15 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 48 Mins 45 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:22 – 04:15
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:01 – 05:07
Abhijit Muhūrta11:17 – 12:09
Vijaya Muhūrta13:55 – 14:48
Godhūli Muhūrta18:07 – 18:31
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:19 – 18:52
Amṛta Kāla18:04 – 19:49
Niśīta Muhūrta23:17 – 00:09

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:43 – 13:22
Yamaganda06:46 – 08:25
Gulika Kāla10:04 – 11:43
Varjyam05:40 – 06:01
Dur Muhūrta 08:12 – 08:38

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (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 · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:07 – 06:46 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta06:46 – 08:25 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:25 – 10:04 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:04 – 11:43 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:43 – 13:22 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:22 – 15:01 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:01 – 16:40 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:40 – 18:19 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:19 – 19:40 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:40 – 21:01 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:01 – 22:22 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:22 – 23:43 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:43 – 01:04 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:04 – 02:25 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:25 – 03:46 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg03:46 – 05:07 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī + Punarvasu alignment also occurred on:
-1626101-04-03Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Punarvasu)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5121
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870230.27
Julian Day2458695.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1265°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)344.65°
🪷 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 (24.1265°), declination 18.37°, EoT -6.07 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: 2019-07-31 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)