पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · April 11, 2021 CE

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 16.12 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga

आशापाशशतैर्बद्धाः कामक्रोधपरायणाः।ईहन्ते कामभोगार्थमन्यायेनार्थसञ्चयान्।।16.12।।

"16.12 Caught in the toils of a hundred vain hopes, the slaves of passion and wrath, they accumulate hoards of unjust wealth, only to pander to their sensual desire." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 16.12's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2078 Ānanda

Śaka Saṁvat: 1943 Plava

Bengali Saṁvat: 1428

Malayalam Era: 1197

Nanakshahi: 552

Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā (30/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Uttara Bhādrapadā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Indra
करण (Karaṇa)	Catuṣpāda
वार (Vāra)	Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	357.23°	Mīna	Revatī P4
चन्द्र Candra	345.43°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	58.07°	Vṛṣabha	Mr̥gaśirā P2
बुध Budha	348.30°	Mīna	Revatī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	300.96°	Kumbha	Dhaniṣṭhā P3
शुक्र Śukra	0.96°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P1
शनि Śani	287.96°	Makara	Śravaṇa P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:21 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:56 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:38 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	04:42 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	17:00 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 35 Mins 17 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 24 Mins 43 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:40 – 04:30
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:18 – 05:21
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:13 – 12:03
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:44 – 14:35
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:44 – 18:08
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:56 – 18:27
Amṛta Kāla	17:41 – 19:26
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:13 – 00:03

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	16:22 – 17:56
Yamaganda	11:38 – 13:13
Gulika Kāla	14:47 – 16:22
Varjyam	05:52 – 06:12
Dur Muhūrta	08:17 – 08:42

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: South-West

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)

Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg	05:21 – 06:55 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala	06:55 – 08:29 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha	08:29 – 10:04 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta	10:04 – 11:38 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla	11:38 – 13:13 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha	13:13 – 14:47 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga	14:47 – 16:22 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg	16:22 – 17:56 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha	17:56 – 19:22 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga	19:22 – 20:47 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg	20:47 – 22:13 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala	22:13 – 23:38 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha	23:38 – 01:04 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta	01:04 – 02:29 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla	02:29 – 03:55 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha	03:55 – 05:21 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 22.5958°

Longitude: 88.2636°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Sūrya Walk (सूर्य यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā + Uttara Bhādrapadā alignment also occurred on:

-3137-10-20 — Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5122
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1870850.27
Julian Day	2459315.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1502°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	348.76°

🪷 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 (24.1502°), declination 8.34°, EoT -1.32 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: 2021-04-11 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)