पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · July 2, 2021 CE

🪷 आज: मिथुन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mithuna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Gemini.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.42 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
शमो दमस्तपः शौचं क्षान्तिरार्जवमेव च।ज्ञानं विज्ञानमास्तिक्यं ब्रह्मकर्म स्वभावजम्।।18.42।।
"18.42 Serenity, self-restraint, austerity, purity, forgiveness, as well as uprightness, knowledge, wisdom and faith in God - these constitute the duty of a spiritual Teacher." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.42's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āṣāḍha (Āṣāḍha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2078 Ānanda
Śaka Saṁvat: 1943 Plava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1428
Malayalam Era: 1197
Nanakshahi: 552
Solar Month: Mithuna (Āni)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Bhādrapadā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya76.25°MithunaĀrdrā P3
चन्द्र Candra348.07°MīnaRevatī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala108.19°KarkaAśleṣā P1
बुध Budha54.73°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati307.79°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
शुक्र Śukra101.45°KarkaPuṣya P3
शनि Śani288.19°MakaraŚravaṇa P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:56 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:25 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:41 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)23:37 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)11:58 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 29 Mins 30 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 30 Mins 30 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:08 – 04:02
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:48 – 04:56
Abhijit Muhūrta11:14 – 12:08
Vijaya Muhūrta13:56 – 14:49
Godhūli Muhūrta18:13 – 18:37
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:25 – 18:59
Amṛta Kāla18:10 – 19:55
Niśīta Muhūrta23:14 – 00:08

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:59 – 11:41
Yamaganda15:03 – 16:44
Gulika Kāla06:37 – 08:18
Varjyam05:30 – 05:51
Dur Muhūrta 08:05 – 08:32

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
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 Chala04:56 – 06:37 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha06:37 – 08:18 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:18 – 09:59 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla09:59 – 11:41 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:41 – 13:22 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:22 – 15:03 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:03 – 16:44 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:44 – 18:25 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:25 – 19:44 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:44 – 21:03 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:03 – 22:22 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:22 – 23:41 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:41 – 00:59 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla00:59 – 02:18 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:18 – 03:37 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga03:37 – 04:56 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870932.27
Julian Day2459397.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1533°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)269.88°
🪷 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 (24.1533°), declination 23.03°, EoT -3.66 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: 2021-07-02 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)