पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · August 25, 2021 CE

🪷 आज: सिंह सङ्क्रान्ति — Siṁha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Leo.
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BG 1.18 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
द्रुपदो द्रौपदेयाश्च सर्वशः पृथिवीपते।

सौभद्रश्च महाबाहुः शङ्खान्दध्मुः पृथक्पृथक्।।1.18।।
"1.18 And O King! Drupada, the sons of Droupadi and Soubhadra, the great soldier, blew their conches." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.18's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2078 Ānanda
Śaka Saṁvat: 1943 Plava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1428
Malayalam Era: 1197
Nanakshahi: 552
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā (18/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Bhādrapadā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śūla
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya127.93°SiṃhaMaghā P3
चन्द्र Candra339.05°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala142.06°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
बुध Budha147.81°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati302.38°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
शुक्र Śukra165.97°KanyāHasta P2
शनि Śani284.44°MakaraŚravaṇa P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:17 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:00 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:39 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)19:39 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)07:48 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 43 Mins 34 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 16 Mins 26 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:35 – 04:26
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:13 – 05:17
Abhijit Muhūrta11:13 – 12:04
Vijaya Muhūrta13:46 – 14:37
Godhūli Muhūrta17:48 – 18:12
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:00 – 18:32
Amṛta Kāla17:45 – 19:30
Niśīta Muhūrta23:13 – 00:04

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:39 – 13:14
Yamaganda06:52 – 08:28
Gulika Kāla10:03 – 11:39
Varjyam05:49 – 06:09
Dur Muhūrta 08:15 – 08:40

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Mudgara (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

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 Labha05:17 – 06:52 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta06:52 – 08:28 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:28 – 10:03 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:03 – 11:39 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:39 – 13:14 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:14 – 14:50 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:50 – 16:25 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:25 – 18:00 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:00 – 19:25 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:25 – 20:50 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:50 – 22:14 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:14 – 23:39 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:39 – 01:03 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:03 – 02:28 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:28 – 03:52 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg03:52 – 05:17 (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 Year5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870986.27
Julian Day2459451.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1554°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)213.03°
🪷 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 (24.1554°), declination 10.73°, EoT -1.71 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: 2021-08-25 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)