पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · May 21, 2020 CE

🪷 आज: वृषभ सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛṣabha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Taurus.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 6.25 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
शनैः शनैरुपरमेद् बुद्ध्या धृतिगृहीतया।

आत्मसंस्थं मनः कृत्वा न किञ्चिदपि चिन्तयेत्।।6.25।।
"6.25 Little by little, by the help of his reason controlled by fortitude, let him attain peace; and, fixing his mind on the Self, let him not think of any other thing." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.25's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2077 Pramādī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1942 Śārvarī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1427
Malayalam Era: 1196
Nanakshahi: 551
Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Bharaṇī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya36.32°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P3
चन्द्र Candra17.34°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala310.94°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
बुध Budha53.54°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati273.04°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
शुक्र Śukra56.29°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
शनि Śani277.71°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:54 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:13 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:33 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)03:49 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:46 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 18 Mins 26 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 41 Mins 34 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:08 – 04:01
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:48 – 04:54
Abhijit Muhūrta11:07 – 12:00
Vijaya Muhūrta13:46 – 14:40
Godhūli Muhūrta18:01 – 18:25
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:13 – 18:46
Amṛta Kāla17:58 – 19:43
Niśīta Muhūrta23:07 – 00:00

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:13 – 14:53
Yamaganda04:54 – 06:34
Gulika Kāla08:14 – 09:54
Varjyam05:27 – 05:49
Dur Muhūrta 08:00 – 08:27

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

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):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha04:54 – 06:34 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga06:34 – 08:14 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:14 – 09:54 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala09:54 – 11:33 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:33 – 13:13 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:13 – 14:53 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:53 – 16:33 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:33 – 18:13 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:13 – 19:33 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:33 – 20:53 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:53 – 22:13 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:13 – 23:33 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:33 – 00:54 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala00:54 – 02:14 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:14 – 03:34 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta03:34 – 04:54 (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 Year5122
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870525.27
Julian Day2458990.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1378°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)340.14°
🪷 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 (24.1378°), declination 20.25°, EoT 3.54 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: 2020-05-21 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)