पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · June 18, 2023 CE

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मिथुन सङ्क्रान्ति · Mithuna SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 18.57 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga

चेतसा सर्वकर्माणि मयि संन्यस्य मत्परः।बुद्धियोगमुपाश्रित्य मच्चित्तः सततं भव।।18.57।।

"18.57 Surrender then thy actions unto Me, live in Me, concentrate thine intellect on Me, and think always of Me." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 18.57's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āṣāḍha (Āṣāḍha Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2080 Nala

Śaka Saṁvat: 1945 Śobhana

Bengali Saṁvat: 1430

Malayalam Era: 1199

Nanakshahi: 554

Solar Month: Mithuna (Āni)

Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)	Kiṃstughna
वार (Vāra)	Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	62.41°	Mithuna	Mr̥gaśirā P3
चन्द्र Candra	60.67°	Mithuna	Mr̥gaśirā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	112.01°	Karka	Aśleṣā P2
बुध Budha	46.93°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	12.74°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P4
शुक्र Śukra	106.66°	Karka	Puṣya P4
शनि Śani	313.11°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	04:52 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:23 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:38 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	04:47 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	18:15 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 30 Mins 59 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 29 Mins 01 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:04 – 03:58
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	03:45 – 04:52
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:11 – 12:05
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:53 – 14:47
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:11 – 18:35
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:23 – 18:57
Amṛta Kāla	18:08 – 19:53
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:11 – 00:05

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	16:42 – 18:23
Yamaganda	11:38 – 13:19
Gulika Kāla	15:01 – 16:42
Varjyam	05:26 – 05:48
Dur Muhūrta	08:02 – 08:29

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: South

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)

Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)

Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg	04:52 – 06:34 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala	06:34 – 08:15 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha	08:15 – 09:56 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta	09:56 – 11:38 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla	11:38 – 13:19 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha	13:19 – 15:01 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga	15:01 – 16:42 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg	16:42 – 18:23 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha	18:23 – 19:42 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga	19:42 – 21:01 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg	21:01 – 22:19 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala	22:19 – 23:38 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha	23:38 – 00:56 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta	00:56 – 02:15 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla	02:15 – 03:34 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha	03:34 – 04:52 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 22.5958°

Longitude: 88.2636°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Sūrya Walk (सूर्य यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1871648.27
Julian Day	2460113.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1807°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	0.03°

🪷 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 (24.1807°), declination 23.39°, EoT -0.82 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: 2023-06-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)