पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · December 7, 2020 CE

🪷 आज: वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛścika Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Scorpio.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 11.44 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
तस्मात्प्रणम्य प्रणिधाय कायं

प्रसादये त्वामहमीशमीड्यम्।

पितेव पुत्रस्य सखेव सख्युः

प्रियः प्रियायार्हसि देव सोढुम्।।11.44।।
"11.44 Therefore I prostrate myself before Thee, O Lord! Most Adorable! I salute Thee, I ask Thy blessing. Only Thou canst be trusted to bear with me, as father to son, as friend to friend, as lover to his beloved." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.44's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2077 Pramādī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1942 Śārvarī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1427
Malayalam Era: 1196
Nanakshahi: 551
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Saptamī (22/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Maghā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya231.25°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
चन्द्र Candra128.87°SiṃhaMaghā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala354.02°MīnaRevatī P3
बुध Budha223.65°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati273.21°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
शुक्र Śukra204.80°TulāViśākhā P2
शनि Śani274.82°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:05 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:53 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:29 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)22:20 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)11:00 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 47 Mins 59 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 12 Mins 01 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:39 – 05:22
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:11 – 06:05
Abhijit Muhūrta11:08 – 11:51
Vijaya Muhūrta13:17 – 14:00
Godhūli Muhūrta16:41 – 17:05
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:53 – 17:20
Amṛta Kāla16:38 – 18:23
Niśīta Muhūrta23:08 – 23:51

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:26 – 08:47
Yamaganda10:08 – 11:29
Gulika Kāla12:50 – 14:11
Varjyam06:32 – 06:50
Dur Muhūrta 08:36 – 08:58

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:05 – 07:26 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:26 – 08:47 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:47 – 10:08 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:08 – 11:29 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:29 – 12:50 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala12:50 – 14:11 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:11 – 15:32 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta15:32 – 16:53 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala16:53 – 18:32 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha18:32 – 20:11 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:11 – 21:50 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla21:50 – 23:29 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:29 – 01:08 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:08 – 02:47 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:47 – 04:26 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:26 – 06:05 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5122
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870725.27
Julian Day2459190.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1454°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)260.40°
🪷 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 (24.1454°), declination -22.64°, EoT 7.72 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: 2020-12-07 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)