पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · December 13, 2021 CE

🪷 आज: वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛścika Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Scorpio.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 3.9 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
यज्ञार्थात्कर्मणोऽन्यत्र लोकोऽयं कर्मबन्धनः।

तदर्थं कर्म कौन्तेय मुक्तसंगः समाचर।।3.9।।
"3.9 In this world people are fettered by action, unless it is performed as a sacrifice. Therefore, O Arjuna, let thy acts be done without attachment, as sacrifice only." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.9's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla 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)Śukla Daśamī (10/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Bhādrapadā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya237.08°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
चन्द्र Candra350.04°MīnaRevatī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala215.28°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
बुध Budha244.46°DhanuMūla P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati302.98°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
शुक्र Śukra271.23°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
शनि Śani285.88°MakaraŚravaṇa P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:09 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:55 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:32 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:52 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)01:16 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 45 Mins 59 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 14 Mins 01 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:43 – 05:26
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:15 – 06:09
Abhijit Muhūrta11:10 – 11:53
Vijaya Muhūrta13:20 – 14:03
Godhūli Muhūrta16:43 – 17:07
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:55 – 17:22
Amṛta Kāla16:40 – 18:25
Niśīta Muhūrta23:10 – 23:53

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:30 – 08:50
Yamaganda10:11 – 11:32
Gulika Kāla12:53 – 14:13
Varjyam06:36 – 06:53
Dur Muhūrta 08:40 – 09:01

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (Inauspicious)
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):
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 Amṛta06:09 – 07:30 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:30 – 08:50 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:50 – 10:11 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:11 – 11:32 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:32 – 12:53 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala12:53 – 14:13 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:13 – 15:34 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta15:34 – 16:55 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala16:55 – 18:34 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha18:34 – 20:13 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:13 – 21:53 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla21:53 – 23:32 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:32 – 01:11 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:11 – 02:50 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:50 – 04:30 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:30 – 06:09 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871096.27
Julian Day2459561.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1596°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)110.04°
🪷 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 (24.1596°), declination -23.15°, EoT 5.09 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: 2021-12-13 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)