पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · September 1, 2023 CE

🪷 आज: सिंह सङ्क्रान्ति — Siṁha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Leo.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.7 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
कार्पण्यदोषोपहतस्वभावः

पृच्छामि त्वां धर्मसंमूढचेताः।

यच्छ्रेयः स्यान्निश्िचतं ब्रूहि तन्मे

शिष्यस्तेऽहं शाधि मां त्वां प्रपन्नम्।।2.7।।
"2.7 My heart is oppressed with pity; and my mind confused as to what my duty is. Therefore, my Lord, tell me what is best for my spiritual welfare, for I am Thy disciple. Please direct me, I pray." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.7's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2080 Nala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1945 Śobhana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1430
Malayalam Era: 1199
Nanakshahi: 554
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā (17/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Bhādrapadā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya134.19°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
चन्द्र Candra327.91°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala158.38°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
बुध Budha144.24°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati21.39°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra107.75°KarkaAśleṣā P1
शनि Śani309.37°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:19 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:54 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:36 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)18:34 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)06:29 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 35 Mins 36 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 24 Mins 24 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:38 – 04:28
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:16 – 05:19
Abhijit Muhūrta11:11 – 12:02
Vijaya Muhūrta13:42 – 14:33
Godhūli Muhūrta17:42 – 18:06
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:54 – 18:26
Amṛta Kāla17:39 – 19:24
Niśīta Muhūrta23:11 – 00:02

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:02 – 11:36
Yamaganda14:45 – 16:20
Gulika Kāla06:53 – 08:28
Varjyam05:50 – 06:10
Dur Muhūrta 08:15 – 08:40

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:19 – 06:53 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha06:53 – 08:28 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:28 – 10:02 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:02 – 11:36 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:36 – 13:11 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:11 – 14:45 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:45 – 16:20 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:20 – 17:54 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:54 – 19:20 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:20 – 20:45 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:45 – 22:11 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:11 – 23:36 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:36 – 01:02 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:02 – 02:28 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:28 – 03:53 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga03:53 – 05:19 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871723.27
Julian Day2460188.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1836°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)193.18°
🪷 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 (24.1836°), declination 8.43°, EoT 0.48 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: 2023-09-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)