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

🪷 आज: सिंह सङ्क्रान्ति — Siṁha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Leo.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.59 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
यदहङ्कारमाश्रित्य न योत्स्य इति मन्यसे।मिथ्यैष व्यवसायस्ते प्रकृतिस्त्वां नियोक्ष्यति।।18.59।।
"18.59 If thou in thy vanity thinkest of avoiding this fight, thy will shall not be fulfilled, for Nature herself will compel thee." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.59's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

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

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā (18/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Bhādrapadā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya120.72°SiṃhaMaghā P1
चन्द्र Candra328.15°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala125.49°SiṃhaMaghā P2
बुध Budha104.37°KarkaPuṣya P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati230.45°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
शुक्र Śukra121.49°SiṃhaMaghā P1
शनि Śani260.48°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:14 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:07 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:40 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)19:33 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)07:28 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 52 Mins 25 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 07 Mins 35 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:31 – 04:23
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:10 – 05:14
Abhijit Muhūrta11:15 – 12:06
Vijaya Muhūrta13:49 – 14:41
Godhūli Muhūrta17:55 – 18:19
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:07 – 18:39
Amṛta Kāla17:52 – 19:37
Niśīta Muhūrta23:15 – 00:06

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:30 – 18:07
Yamaganda11:40 – 13:17
Gulika Kāla14:54 – 16:30
Varjyam05:46 – 06:07
Dur Muhūrta 08:14 – 08:40

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
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 · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg05:14 – 06:51 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala06:51 – 08:27 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha08:27 – 10:04 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:04 – 11:40 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla11:40 – 13:17 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:17 – 14:54 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:54 – 16:30 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:30 – 18:07 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:07 – 19:30 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:30 – 20:54 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:54 – 22:17 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:17 – 23:40 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha23:40 – 01:04 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:04 – 02:27 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla02:27 – 03:51 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha03:51 – 05:14 (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 Year5121
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870248.27
Julian Day2458713.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1272°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)210.66°
🪷 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 (24.1272°), declination 13.24°, EoT -3.53 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: 2019-08-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)