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

🪷 आज: वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛścika Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Scorpio.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 11.46 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
किरीटिनं गदिनं चक्रहस्त

मिच्छामि त्वां द्रष्टुमहं तथैव।

तेनैव रूपेण चतुर्भुजेन

सहस्रबाहो भव विश्वमूर्ते।।11.46।।
"11.46 I long to see Thee as thou wert before, with the crown, the sceptre and the discus in Thy hands; in Thy other Form, with Thy four hands, O Thou Whose arms are countless and Whose forms are infinite." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.46'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 Navamī (24/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Phalgunī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya233.28°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
चन्द्र Candra156.42°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala354.57°MīnaRevatī P3
बुध Budha226.79°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati273.62°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
शुक्र Śukra207.29°TulāViśākhā P3
शनि Śani275.02°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:06 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:54 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:30 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)00:21 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)12:25 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 47 Mins 10 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 12 Mins 50 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:40 – 05:23
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:13 – 06:06
Abhijit Muhūrta11:09 – 11:52
Vijaya Muhūrta13:18 – 14:01
Godhūli Muhūrta16:42 – 17:06
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:54 – 17:21
Amṛta Kāla16:39 – 18:24
Niśīta Muhūrta23:09 – 23:52

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:30 – 12:51
Yamaganda07:27 – 08:48
Gulika Kāla10:09 – 11:30
Varjyam06:33 – 06:51
Dur Muhūrta 08:37 – 08:59

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Mātaṇga (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):
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 · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:06 – 07:27 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:27 – 08:48 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:48 – 10:09 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:09 – 11:30 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:30 – 12:51 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg12:51 – 14:12 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:12 – 15:33 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha15:33 – 16:54 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg16:54 – 18:33 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala18:33 – 20:12 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:12 – 21:51 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta21:51 – 23:30 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:30 – 01:09 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:09 – 02:48 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:48 – 04:27 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:27 – 06:06 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5122
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870727.27
Julian Day2459192.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1455°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)285.94°
🪷 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 (24.1455°), declination -22.84°, EoT 6.87 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: 2020-12-09 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)