पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · July 21, 2024 CE

Also observed today

कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति · Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)Pan-Hindu
झूलन पूर्णिमा · Jhūlan Pūrṇimā (Rādhā-Krishna swing)Vaishnava
ऋग्वेद उपाकर्मन् · Ṛg-Veda UpākarmanSmarta
यजुर्वेद उपाकर्मन् · Yajur-Veda UpākarmanSmarta
हयग्रीव जयन्ती · Hayagrīva JayantīVaishnava

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 10.6 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga

महर्षयः सप्त पूर्वे चत्वारो मनवस्तथा।

मद्भावा मानसा जाता येषां लोक इमाः प्रजाः।।10.6।।

"10.6 The seven Great Seers,* the Progenitors of mankind, the Ancient Four,** and the Lawgivers were born of My Will and come forth direct from Me. The race of mankind has sprung from them. [* Mareechi, Atri, Angira, Pulah, Kratu, Pulastya, Vahishta. ** The Masters: Sanak, Sananda…" — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 10.6's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2081 Piṅgala

Śaka Saṁvat: 1946 Krodhi

Bengali Saṁvat: 1431

Malayalam Era: 1200

Nanakshahi: 555

Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)

Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Pūrṇimā (15/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	94.59°	Karka	Puṣya P1
चन्द्र Candra	269.39°	Dhanu	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	35.58°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P3
बुध Budha	121.20°	Siṃha	Maghā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	48.17°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra	106.97°	Karka	Aśleṣā P1
शनि Śani	324.94°	Kumbha	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:03 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:23 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:43 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	17:57 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	04:47 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 19 Mins 02 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 40 Mins 58 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:17 – 04:10
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	03:57 – 05:03
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:16 – 12:10
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:56 – 14:49
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:11 – 18:35
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:23 – 18:56
Amṛta Kāla	18:08 – 19:53
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:16 – 00:10

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	16:43 – 18:23
Yamaganda	11:43 – 13:23
Gulika Kāla	15:03 – 16:43
Varjyam	05:37 – 05:58
Dur Muhūrta	08:10 – 08:37

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Amṛta (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)

Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)

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 Udveg	05:03 – 06:43 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala	06:43 – 08:23 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha	08:23 – 10:03 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta	10:03 – 11:43 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla	11:43 – 13:23 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha	13:23 – 15:03 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga	15:03 – 16:43 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg	16:43 – 18:23 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha	18:23 – 19:43 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga	19:43 – 21:03 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg	21:03 – 22:23 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala	22:23 – 23:43 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha	23:43 – 01:03 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta	01:03 – 02:23 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla	02:23 – 03:43 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha	03:43 – 05:03 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 22.5958°

Longitude: 88.2636°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Sūrya Walk (सूर्य यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Pūrṇimā + Uttara Āṣāḍhā alignment also occurred on:

-3137-10-04 — Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)

-0562-04-11 — Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1872047.27
Julian Day	2460512.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1960°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	173.68°

🪷 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 (24.1960°), declination 20.40°, EoT -6.05 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: 2024-07-21 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)