पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · December 13, 2025 CE

🪷 आज: वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛścika Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Scorpio.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 4.25 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
दैवमेवापरे यज्ञं योगिनः पर्युपासते।

ब्रह्माग्नावपरे यज्ञं यज्ञेनैवोपजुह्वति।।4.25।।
"4.25 Some sages sacrifice to the Powers; others offer themselves on the alter of the Eternal." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.25's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2082 Kālayukta
Śaka Saṁvat: 1947 Viśvāvasu
Bengali Saṁvat: 1432
Malayalam Era: 1201
Nanakshahi: 556
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Navamī (24/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Phalgunī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya237.06°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
चन्द्र Candra160.33°KanyāHasta P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala243.70°DhanuMūla P2
बुध Budha216.67°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati89.21°MithunaPunarvasu P3
शुक्र Śukra230.80°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
शनि Śani331.22°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:09 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:55 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:32 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)00:25 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)12:24 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 45 Mins 58 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 14 Mins 02 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:43 – 05:26
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:15 – 06:09
Abhijit Muhūrta11:10 – 11:53
Vijaya Muhūrta13:20 – 14:03
Godhūli Muhūrta16:43 – 17:07
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:55 – 17:22
Amṛta Kāla16:40 – 18:25
Niśīta Muhūrta23:10 – 23:53

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:50 – 10:11
Yamaganda12:53 – 14:13
Gulika Kāla06:09 – 07:30
Varjyam06:36 – 06:53
Dur Muhūrta 08:40 – 09:01

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Śrīvatsa (Auspicious)
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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:09 – 07:30 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:30 – 08:50 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:50 – 10:11 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:11 – 11:32 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:32 – 12:53 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha12:53 – 14:13 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:13 – 15:34 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla15:34 – 16:55 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha16:55 – 18:34 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta18:34 – 20:13 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:13 – 21:53 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha21:53 – 23:32 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:32 – 01:11 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:11 – 02:50 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:50 – 04:30 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:30 – 06:09 (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 Year5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872557.27
Julian Day2461022.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2155°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)280.60°
🪷 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 (24.2155°), declination -23.15°, EoT 5.09 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: 2025-12-13 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)