पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · August 19, 2026 CE

🪷 आज: सिंह सङ्क्रान्ति — Siṁha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Leo.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 11.22 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
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वीक्षन्ते त्वां विस्मिताश्चैव सर्वे।।11.22।।
"11.22 The Vital Forces, the Major stars, Fire, Earth, Air, Sky, Sun, Heaven, Moon and Planets; the Angels, the Guardians of the Universe, the divine Healers, the Winds, the Fathers, the Heavenly Singers; and hosts of Mammon-worshippers, demons as well as saints, are amazed." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.22's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2083 Siddhārthī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1948 Parābhava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1433
Malayalam Era: 1202
Nanakshahi: 557
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Saptamī (7/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Svātī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śukla
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya121.88°SiṃhaMaghā P1
चन्द्र Candra199.84°TulāSvātī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala70.49°MithunaĀrdrā P2
बुध Budha112.56°KarkaAśleṣā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati106.50°KarkaPuṣya P4
शुक्र Śukra167.34°KanyāHasta P3
शनि Śani350.12°MīnaRevatī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:15 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:06 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:40 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)11:17 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:27 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 50 Mins 54 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 09 Mins 06 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:32 – 04:23
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:11 – 05:15
Abhijit Muhūrta11:15 – 12:06
Vijaya Muhūrta13:49 – 14:40
Godhūli Muhūrta17:54 – 18:18
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:06 – 18:38
Amṛta Kāla17:51 – 19:36
Niśīta Muhūrta23:15 – 00:06

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:40 – 13:17
Yamaganda06:51 – 08:28
Gulika Kāla10:04 – 11:40
Varjyam05:47 – 06:07
Dur Muhūrta 08:15 – 08:40

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Sushira (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:15 – 06:51 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta06:51 – 08:28 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:28 – 10:04 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:04 – 11:40 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:40 – 13:17 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:17 – 14:53 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:53 – 16:29 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:29 – 18:06 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:06 – 19:29 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:29 – 20:53 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:53 – 22:17 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:17 – 23:40 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:40 – 01:04 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:04 – 02:28 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:28 – 03:51 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg03:51 – 05:15 (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 Year5128
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872806.27
Julian Day2461271.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2250°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)77.61°
🪷 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 (24.2250°), declination 12.82°, EoT -3.29 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: 2026-08-19 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)