पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · June 20, 2020 CE

🪷 आज: मिथुन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mithuna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Gemini.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 7.8 · Chapter 7 · ज्ञानविज्ञानयोग · Jñāna-Vijñāna-Yoga
रसोऽहमप्सु कौन्तेय प्रभास्मि शशिसूर्ययोः।

प्रणवः सर्ववेदेषु शब्दः खे पौरुषं नृषु।।7.8।।
"7.8 O Arjuna! I am the Fluidity in water, the Light in the sun and in the moon. I am the mystic syllable Om in the Vedic scriptures, the Sound in ether, the Virility in man." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 7.8's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

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

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Rohiṇī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śūla
करण (Karaṇa)Śakuni
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya65.05°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P4
चन्द्र Candra50.43°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala330.59°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
बुध Budha80.30°MithunaPunarvasu P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati271.11°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
शुक्र Śukra41.39°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P1
शनि Śani276.58°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:53 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:24 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:38 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)03:57 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:22 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 31 Mins 09 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 28 Mins 51 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:04 – 03:59
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:45 – 04:53
Abhijit Muhūrta11:11 – 12:05
Vijaya Muhūrta13:53 – 14:47
Godhūli Muhūrta18:12 – 18:36
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:24 – 18:58
Amṛta Kāla18:09 – 19:54
Niśīta Muhūrta23:11 – 00:05

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:15 – 09:57
Yamaganda13:20 – 15:01
Gulika Kāla04:53 – 06:34
Varjyam05:26 – 05:48
Dur Muhūrta 08:02 – 08:29

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhātṛ (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla04:53 – 06:34 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha06:34 – 08:15 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:15 – 09:57 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg09:57 – 11:38 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:38 – 13:20 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:20 – 15:01 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:01 – 16:42 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:42 – 18:24 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:24 – 19:42 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:42 – 21:01 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:01 – 22:20 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:20 – 23:38 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:38 – 00:57 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg00:57 – 02:15 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:15 – 03:34 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha03:34 – 04:53 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī + Rohiṇī alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Rohiṇī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5122
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870555.27
Julian Day2459020.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1389°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)344.63°
🪷 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 (24.1389°), declination 23.43°, EoT -1.24 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: 2020-06-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)