पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · July 16, 2023 CE

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मासिक शिवरात्रि · Māsika ŚivarātriShaiva

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āṣāḍha (Āṣāḍha Kṛṣṇa 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)	Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Ārdrā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	89.11°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P3
चन्द्र Candra	69.71°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	128.88°	Siṃha	Maghā P3
बुध Budha	104.71°	Karka	Puṣya P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	17.52°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P2
शुक्र Śukra	123.16°	Siṃha	Maghā P1
शनि Śani	312.46°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:01 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:24 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:43 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	03:41 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	17:09 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 23 Mins 04 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 36 Mins 56 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:14 – 04:08
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	03:54 – 05:01
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:16 – 12:09
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:56 – 14:50
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:12 – 18:36
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:24 – 18:58
Amṛta Kāla	18:09 – 19:54
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:16 – 00:09

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	16:44 – 18:24
Yamaganda	11:43 – 13:23
Gulika Kāla	15:03 – 16:44
Varjyam	05:35 – 05:56
Dur Muhūrta	08:08 – 08:35

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: South

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

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

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg	05:01 – 06:41 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala	06:41 – 08:22 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha	08:22 – 10:02 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta	10:02 – 11:43 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla	11:43 – 13:23 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha	13:23 – 15:03 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga	15:03 – 16:44 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg	16:44 – 18:24 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha	18:24 – 19:44 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga	19:44 – 21:03 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg	21:03 – 22:23 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala	22:23 – 23:43 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha	23:43 – 01:02 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta	01:02 – 02:22 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla	02:22 – 03:41 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha	03:41 – 05:01 (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)	1871676.27
Julian Day	2460141.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1818°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	340.92°

🪷 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 (24.1818°), declination 21.43°, EoT -5.68 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: 2023-07-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)