पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · November 29, 2023 CE

🪷 आज: वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛścika Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Scorpio.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 3.24 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
उत्सीदेयुरिमे लोका न कुर्यां कर्म चेदहम्।

सङ्करस्य च कर्ता स्यामुपहन्यामिमाः प्रजाः।।3.24।।
"3.24 And if I were to refrain from action, the human race would be ruined; I should lead the world to chaos, and destruction would follow." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.24's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā (17/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Sādhya
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya222.35°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
चन्द्र Candra62.64°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala218.83°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
बुध Budha242.46°DhanuMūla P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati13.12°MeṣaAśvinī P4
शुक्र Śukra178.77°KanyāCitrā P2
शनि Śani306.95°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:00 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:52 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:26 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)18:03 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)07:32 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 52 Mins 45 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 07 Mins 15 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:33 – 05:16
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:05 – 06:00
Abhijit Muhūrta11:04 – 11:48
Vijaya Muhūrta13:15 – 13:58
Godhūli Muhūrta16:40 – 17:04
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:52 – 17:20
Amṛta Kāla16:37 – 18:22
Niśīta Muhūrta23:04 – 23:48

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:26 – 12:48
Yamaganda07:21 – 08:43
Gulika Kāla10:04 – 11:26
Varjyam06:27 – 06:44
Dur Muhūrta 08:32 – 08:54

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

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 Labha06:00 – 07:21 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:21 – 08:43 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:43 – 10:04 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:04 – 11:26 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:26 – 12:48 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg12:48 – 14:09 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:09 – 15:31 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha15:31 – 16:52 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg16:52 – 18:31 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala18:31 – 20:09 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:09 – 21:48 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta21:48 – 23:26 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:26 – 01:04 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:04 – 02:43 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:43 – 04:21 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:21 – 06:00 (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)1871812.27
Julian Day2460277.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1870°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)202.35°
🪷 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 (24.1870°), declination -21.40°, EoT 10.87 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: 2023-11-29 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)