पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · November 12, 2020 CE

🪷 आज: गोवत्स द्वादशी — Govatsa Dvādaśī (Vaccha Bāras)
Worship of cow + calf; pre-Diwali day.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 11.19 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
अनादिमध्यान्तमनन्तवीर्य

मनन्तबाहुं शशिसूर्यनेत्रम्।

पश्यामि त्वां दीप्तहुताशवक्त्रम्

स्वतेजसा विश्वमिदं तपन्तम्।।11.19।।
"11.19 Without beginning, without middle and without end, infinite in power, Thine arms all-embracing, the sun and moon Thine eyes, Thy face beaming with the fire of sacrifice, flooding the whole universe with light." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.19's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2077 Pramādī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1942 Śārvarī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1427
Malayalam Era: 1196
Nanakshahi: 551
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī (27/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya205.97°TulāViśākhā P2
चन्द्र Candra161.16°KanyāHasta P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala350.78°MīnaRevatī P2
बुध Budha186.73°TulāSvātī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati268.58°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
शुक्र Śukra173.87°KanyāCitrā P1
शनि Śani272.74°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:48 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:55 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:22 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:23 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)14:21 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 06 Mins 19 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 53 Mins 41 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:20 – 05:04
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:53 – 05:48
Abhijit Muhūrta10:59 – 11:44
Vijaya Muhūrta13:13 – 13:57
Godhūli Muhūrta16:43 – 17:07
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:55 – 17:22
Amṛta Kāla16:40 – 18:25
Niśīta Muhūrta22:59 – 23:44

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:45 – 14:08
Yamaganda05:48 – 07:12
Gulika Kāla08:35 – 09:58
Varjyam06:16 – 06:34
Dur Muhūrta 08:24 – 08:46

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

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):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha05:48 – 07:12 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:12 – 08:35 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:35 – 09:58 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala09:58 – 11:22 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:22 – 12:45 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta12:45 – 14:08 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:08 – 15:31 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha15:31 – 16:55 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta16:55 – 18:31 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla18:31 – 20:08 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:08 – 21:45 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga21:45 – 23:22 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:22 – 00:58 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala00:58 – 02:35 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:35 – 04:12 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:12 – 05:48 (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)1870700.27
Julian Day2459165.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1445°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)317.76°
🪷 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 (24.1445°), declination -17.77°, EoT 15.43 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: 2020-11-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)