पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · December 13, 2022 CE

🪷 आज: वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛścika Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Scorpio.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 13.4 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga
तत्क्षेत्रं यच्च यादृक् च यद्विकारि यतश्च यत्।स च यो यत्प्रभावश्च तत्समासेन मे श्रृणु।।13.4।।
"13.4 What is called Matter, of what it is composed, whence it came, and why it changes, what the Self is, and what Its power - this I will now briefly set forth." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 13.4's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2079 Rākṣasa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1944 Śubhakṛt
Bengali Saṁvat: 1429
Malayalam Era: 1198
Nanakshahi: 553
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Pañcamī (20/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Āśleṣā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya236.82°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
चन्द्र Candra110.07°KarkaAśleṣā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala49.80°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
बुध Budha254.57°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati335.25°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
शुक्र Śukra249.14°DhanuMūla P3
शनि Śani296.61°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1

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)20:34 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:36 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 46 Mins 02 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 13 Mins 58 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 Kāla14:13 – 15:34
Yamaganda08:50 – 10:11
Gulika Kāla11:32 – 12:53
Varjyam06:36 – 06:53
Dur Muhūrta 08:40 – 09:01

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (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 · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:09 – 07:30 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:30 – 08:50 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:50 – 10:11 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:11 – 11:32 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:32 – 12:53 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla12:53 – 14:13 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:13 – 15:34 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga15:34 – 16:55 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla16:55 – 18:34 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha18:34 – 20:13 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:13 – 21:53 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg21:53 – 23:32 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:32 – 01:11 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:11 – 02:50 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:50 – 04:30 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:30 – 06:09 (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)1871461.27
Julian Day2459926.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1736°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)237.03°
🪷 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 (24.1736°), declination -23.13°, 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: 2022-12-13 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)