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

🪷 आज: वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛścika Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Scorpio.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 3.13 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
यज्ञशिष्टाशिनः सन्तो मुच्यन्ते सर्वकिल्बिषैः।

भुञ्जते ते त्वघं पापा ये पचन्त्यात्मकारणात्।।3.13।।
"3.13 The sages who enjoy the food that remains after the sacrifice is made are freed from all sin; but the selfish who spread their feast only for themselves feed on sin only." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.13's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2080 Nala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1945 Śobhana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1430
Malayalam Era: 1199
Nanakshahi: 554
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pañcamī (5/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śūla
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya211.24°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
चन्द्र Candra269.74°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala211.01°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
बुध Budha227.08°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati14.37°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
शुक्र Śukra166.18°KanyāHasta P2
शनि Śani306.58°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:52 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:53 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:23 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:51 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:42 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 01 Mins 22 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 58 Mins 38 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:24 – 05:08
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:57 – 05:52
Abhijit Muhūrta11:01 – 11:45
Vijaya Muhūrta13:13 – 13:57
Godhūli Muhūrta16:41 – 17:05
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:53 – 17:21
Amṛta Kāla16:38 – 18:23
Niśīta Muhūrta23:01 – 23:45

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:37 – 10:00
Yamaganda12:45 – 14:08
Gulika Kāla05:52 – 07:15
Varjyam06:20 – 06:37
Dur Muhūrta 08:26 – 08:48

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
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):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla05:52 – 07:15 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:15 – 08:37 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:37 – 10:00 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:00 – 11:23 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:23 – 12:45 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha12:45 – 14:08 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:08 – 15:31 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla15:31 – 16:53 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha16:53 – 18:31 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta18:31 – 20:08 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:08 – 21:45 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha21:45 – 23:23 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:23 – 01:00 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:00 – 02:37 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:37 – 04:15 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:15 – 05:52 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871801.27
Julian Day2460266.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1866°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)58.31°
🪷 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 (24.1866°), declination -19.12°, EoT 14.21 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: 2023-11-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)