पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · June 9, 2020 CE

🪷 आज: अङ्गारक चतुर्थी — Aṅgāraka Caturthī (Tuesday Caturthī)
Tuesday-Caturthī (rare); supremely auspicious for Maṅgala-doṣa-nivāraṇa.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 6.44 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
पूर्वाभ्यासेन तेनैव ह्रियते ह्यवशोऽपि सः।

जिज्ञासुरपि योगस्य शब्दब्रह्मातिवर्तते।।6.44।।
"6.44 Unconsciously he will return to the practices of his old life; so that he who tries to realise spiritual consciousness is certainly superior to one who only talks of it." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.44'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 Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya54.54°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
चन्द्र Candra275.95°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala323.56°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
बुध Budha77.35°MithunaĀrdrā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati272.10°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
शुक्र Śukra45.92°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
शनि Śani277.14°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:51 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:21 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:36 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)20:54 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)07:49 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 29 Mins 12 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 30 Mins 48 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:03 – 03:57
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:44 – 04:51
Abhijit Muhūrta11:09 – 12:03
Vijaya Muhūrta13:51 – 14:45
Godhūli Muhūrta18:09 – 18:33
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:21 – 18:54
Amṛta Kāla18:06 – 19:51
Niśīta Muhūrta23:09 – 00:03

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:58 – 16:39
Yamaganda08:14 – 09:55
Gulika Kāla11:36 – 13:17
Varjyam05:25 – 05:47
Dur Muhūrta 08:00 – 08:27

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (Auspicious)
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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga04:51 – 06:33 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg06:33 – 08:14 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:14 – 09:55 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha09:55 – 11:36 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:36 – 13:17 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:17 – 14:58 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:58 – 16:39 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:39 – 18:21 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:21 – 19:39 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:39 – 20:58 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:58 – 22:17 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:17 – 23:36 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:36 – 00:55 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha00:55 – 02:14 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:14 – 03:33 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla03:33 – 04:51 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5122
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870544.27
Julian Day2459009.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1385°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)222.04°
🪷 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 (24.1385°), declination 22.95°, EoT 1.00 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: 2020-06-09 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)