पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · August 2, 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 9.22 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga🪷 Yoga-Kṣemaṁ Vahāmy Aham · I carry what you need
अनन्याश्चिन्तयन्तो मां ये जनाः पर्युपासते।

तेषां नित्याभियुक्तानां योगक्षेमं वहाम्यहम्।।9.22।।
"9.22 But if a man will meditate on Me and Me alone, and will worship Me always and everywhere, I will take upon Myself the fulfillment of his aspiration, and I will safeguard whatsoever he shall attain." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 9.22's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla 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)Śukla Pañcamī (5/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Phalgunī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya105.59°KarkaPuṣya P4
चन्द्र Candra154.29°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala24.18°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
बुध Budha121.64°SiṃhaMaghā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati344.50°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
शुक्र Śukra83.66°MithunaPunarvasu P2
शनि Śani298.73°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:08 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:17 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:43 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:54 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:01 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 09 Mins 06 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 50 Mins 54 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:23 – 04:16
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:03 – 05:08
Abhijit Muhūrta11:17 – 12:09
Vijaya Muhūrta13:54 – 14:47
Godhūli Muhūrta18:05 – 18:29
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:17 – 18:50
Amṛta Kāla18:02 – 19:47
Niśīta Muhūrta23:17 – 00:09

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:00 – 16:39
Yamaganda08:26 – 10:04
Gulika Kāla11:43 – 13:22
Varjyam05:41 – 06:02
Dur Muhūrta 08:12 – 08:39

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Śubha (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:08 – 06:47 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg06:47 – 08:26 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:26 – 10:04 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:04 – 11:43 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:43 – 13:22 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:22 – 15:00 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:00 – 16:39 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:39 – 18:17 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:17 – 19:39 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:39 – 21:00 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:00 – 22:22 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:22 – 23:43 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:43 – 01:04 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:04 – 02:26 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:26 – 03:47 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla03:47 – 05:08 (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)1871328.27
Julian Day2459793.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1685°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)51.52°
🪷 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 (24.1685°), declination 17.80°, EoT -5.95 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: 2022-08-02 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)