पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · November 21, 2019 CE

🪷 आज: वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛścika Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Scorpio.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.29 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
आश्चर्यवत्पश्यति कश्चिदेन

माश्चर्यवद्वदति तथैव चान्यः।

आश्चर्यवच्चैनमन्यः श्रृणोति

श्रुत्वाप्येनं वेद न चैव कश्चित्।।2.29।।
"2.29 One hears of the Spirit with surprise, another thinks It marvellous, the third listens without comprehending. Thus, though many are told about It, scarcely is there one who knows It." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.29's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2076 Paridhāvi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1941 Vikāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1426
Malayalam Era: 1195
Nanakshahi: 550
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Navamī (24/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya214.29°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
चन्द्र Candra139.52°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala186.72°TulāSvātī P1
बुध Budha197.16°TulāSvātī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati243.33°DhanuMūla P1
शुक्र Śukra239.45°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
शनि Śani262.84°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:54 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:53 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:24 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)00:11 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)12:38 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 58 Mins 47 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 01 Mins 13 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:26 – 05:10
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:59 – 05:54
Abhijit Muhūrta11:02 – 11:45
Vijaya Muhūrta13:13 – 13:57
Godhūli Muhūrta16:41 – 17:05
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:53 – 17:20
Amṛta Kāla16:38 – 18:23
Niśīta Muhūrta23:02 – 23:45

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:46 – 14:08
Yamaganda05:54 – 07:16
Gulika Kāla08:39 – 10:01
Varjyam06:22 – 06:39
Dur Muhūrta 08:28 – 08:50

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Sushira (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha05:54 – 07:16 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:16 – 08:39 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:39 – 10:01 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:01 – 11:24 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:24 – 12:46 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta12:46 – 14:08 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:08 – 15:31 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha15:31 – 16:53 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta16:53 – 18:31 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla18:31 – 20:08 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:08 – 21:46 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga21:46 – 23:24 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:24 – 01:01 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:01 – 02:39 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:39 – 04:16 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:16 – 05:54 (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)1870343.27
Julian Day2458808.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1308°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)287.06°
🪷 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 (24.1308°), declination -19.81°, EoT 13.43 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: 2019-11-21 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)