पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · June 19, 2024 CE

🪷 आज: मिथुन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mithuna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Gemini.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 9.8 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga
प्रकृतिं स्वामवष्टभ्य विसृजामि पुनः पुनः।

भूतग्राममिमं कृत्स्नमवशं प्रकृतेर्वशात्।।9.8।।
"9.8 With the help of Nature, again and again I pour forth the whole multitude of beings, whether they will or no, for they are ruled by My Will." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 9.8's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āṣāḍha (Āṣāḍha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2081 Piṅgala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1946 Krodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1431
Malayalam Era: 1200
Nanakshahi: 555
Solar Month: Mithuna (Āni)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Viśākhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya64.07°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P4
चन्द्र Candra207.57°TulāViśākhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala12.72°MeṣaAśvinī P4
बुध Budha69.06°MithunaĀrdrā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati41.39°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P1
शुक्र Śukra67.67°MithunaĀrdrā P1
शनि Śani325.22°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:52 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:24 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:38 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)15:41 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:43 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 31 Mins 07 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 28 Mins 53 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:04 – 03:58
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:45 – 04:52
Abhijit Muhūrta11:11 – 12:05
Vijaya Muhūrta13:53 – 14:47
Godhūli Muhūrta18:12 – 18:36
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:24 – 18:57
Amṛta Kāla18:09 – 19:54
Niśīta Muhūrta23:11 – 00:05

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:38 – 13:19
Yamaganda06:34 – 08:15
Gulika Kāla09:57 – 11:38
Varjyam05:26 – 05:48
Dur Muhūrta 08:02 – 08:29

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhātṛ (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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 · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha04:52 – 06:34 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta06:34 – 08:15 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:15 – 09:57 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha09:57 – 11:38 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:38 – 13:19 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:19 – 15:01 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:01 – 16:42 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:42 – 18:24 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:24 – 19:42 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:42 – 21:01 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:01 – 22:19 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:19 – 23:38 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:38 – 00:57 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha00:57 – 02:15 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:15 – 03:34 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg03:34 – 04:52 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Dvādaśī + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:
-0562-04-11Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Viśākhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872015.27
Julian Day2460480.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1948°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)143.06°
🪷 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 (24.1948°), declination 23.43°, EoT -1.03 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: 2024-06-19 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)