पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · November 28, 2021 CE

🪷 आज: वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛścika Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Scorpio.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.66 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
नास्ति बुद्धिरयुक्तस्य न चायुक्तस्य भावना।

न चाभावयतः शान्तिरशान्तस्य कुतः सुखम्।।2.66।।
"2.66 Right discrimination is not for him who cannot concentrate. Without concentration, there cannot be meditation; he who cannot meditate must not expect peace; and without peace, how can anyone expect happiness?" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.66's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2078 Ānanda
Śaka Saṁvat: 1943 Plava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1428
Malayalam Era: 1197
Nanakshahi: 552
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Navamī (24/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya221.86°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
चन्द्र Candra138.08°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala204.87°TulāViśākhā P2
बुध Budha220.84°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati300.83°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
शुक्र Śukra264.22°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
शनि Śani284.63°MakaraŚravaṇa P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:59 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:52 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:26 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)23:36 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)12:05 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 53 Mins 06 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 06 Mins 54 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:32 – 05:16
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:05 – 05:59
Abhijit Muhūrta11:04 – 11:47
Vijaya Muhūrta13:15 – 13:58
Godhūli Muhūrta16:40 – 17:04
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:52 – 17:19
Amṛta Kāla16:37 – 18:22
Niśīta Muhūrta23:04 – 23:47

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:31 – 16:52
Yamaganda11:26 – 12:47
Gulika Kāla14:09 – 15:31
Varjyam06:26 – 06:44
Dur Muhūrta 08:32 – 08:53

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg05:59 – 07:21 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:21 – 08:42 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha08:42 – 10:04 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:04 – 11:26 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla11:26 – 12:47 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha12:47 – 14:09 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:09 – 15:31 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg15:31 – 16:52 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha16:52 – 18:31 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga18:31 – 20:09 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:09 – 21:47 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala21:47 – 23:26 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha23:26 – 01:04 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:04 – 02:42 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla02:42 – 04:21 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:21 – 05:59 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871081.27
Julian Day2459546.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1590°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)279.96°
🪷 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 (24.1590°), declination -21.31°, EoT 11.22 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: 2021-11-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)