पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · November 22, 2023 CE

🪷 आज: वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛścika Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Scorpio.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 3.17 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
यस्त्वात्मरतिरेव स्यादात्मतृप्तश्च मानवः।

आत्मन्येव च सन्तुष्टस्तस्य कार्यं न विद्यते।।3.17।।
"3.17 On the other hand, the soul who meditates on the Self is content to serve the Self and rests satisfied within the Self; there remains nothing more for him to accomplish." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.17'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 Daśamī (10/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Bhādrapadā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya215.28°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
चन्द्र Candra326.22°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala213.84°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
बुध Budha232.88°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati13.89°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
शुक्र Śukra170.71°KanyāHasta P4
शनि Śani306.69°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:55 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:53 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:24 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:51 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)00:44 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 57 Mins 56 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 02 Mins 04 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:27 – 05:11
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:00 – 05:55
Abhijit Muhūrta11:02 – 11:46
Vijaya Muhūrta13:13 – 13:57
Godhūli Muhūrta16:41 – 17:05
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:53 – 17:20
Amṛta Kāla16:38 – 18:23
Niśīta Muhūrta23:02 – 23:46

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:24 – 12:46
Yamaganda07:17 – 08:39
Gulika Kāla10:02 – 11:24
Varjyam06:22 – 06:40
Dur Muhūrta 08:28 – 08:50

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (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):
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 Labha05:55 – 07:17 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:17 – 08:39 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:39 – 10:02 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:02 – 11:24 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:24 – 12:46 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg12:46 – 14:08 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:08 – 15:31 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha15:31 – 16:53 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg16:53 – 18:31 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala18:31 – 20:08 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:08 – 21:46 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta21:46 – 23:24 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:24 – 01:02 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:02 – 02:39 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:39 – 04:17 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:17 – 05:55 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871805.27
Julian Day2460270.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1867°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)111.69°
🪷 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 (24.1867°), declination -20.03°, EoT 13.15 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: 2023-11-22 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)