पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · July 19, 2022 CE

🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 9.8 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga
प्रकृतिं स्वामवष्टभ्य विसृजामि पुनः पुनः।

भूतग्राममिमं कृत्स्नमवशं प्रकृतेर्वशात्।।9.8।।
"9.8 With the help of Nature, again and again I pour forth the whole multitude of beings, whether they will or no, for they are ruled by My Will." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 9.8's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2079 Rākṣasa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1944 Śubhakṛt
Bengali Saṁvat: 1429
Malayalam Era: 1198
Nanakshahi: 553
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī (21/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Bhādrapadā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya92.22°KarkaPunarvasu P4
चन्द्र Candra343.41°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala14.95°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
बुध Budha94.52°KarkaPuṣya P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati344.37°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
शुक्र Śukra66.70°MithunaĀrdrā P1
शनि Śani299.67°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:02 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:23 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:43 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)22:20 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)10:35 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 20 Mins 53 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 39 Mins 07 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:16 – 04:09
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:56 – 05:02
Abhijit Muhūrta11:16 – 12:10
Vijaya Muhūrta13:56 – 14:50
Godhūli Muhūrta18:11 – 18:35
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:23 – 18:57
Amṛta Kāla18:08 – 19:53
Niśīta Muhūrta23:16 – 00:10

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:03 – 16:43
Yamaganda08:23 – 10:03
Gulika Kāla11:43 – 13:23
Varjyam05:36 – 05:57
Dur Muhūrta 08:09 – 08:36

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
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 Roga05:02 – 06:43 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg06:43 – 08:23 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:23 – 10:03 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:03 – 11:43 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:43 – 13:23 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:23 – 15:03 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:03 – 16:43 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:43 – 18:23 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:23 – 19:43 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:43 – 21:03 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:03 – 22:23 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:23 – 23:43 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:43 – 01:03 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:03 – 02:23 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:23 – 03:43 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla03:43 – 05:02 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871314.27
Julian Day2459779.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1679°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)248.69°
🪷 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 (24.1679°), declination 20.87°, EoT -5.93 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: 2022-07-19 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)