पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · July 31, 2027 CE

🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.34 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
अकीर्तिं चापि भूतानि कथयिष्यन्ति तेऽव्ययाम्।

संभावितस्य चाकीर्तिर्मरणादतिरिच्यते।।2.34।।
"2.34 Men will talk forever of thy disgrace; and to the noble, dishonour is worse than death." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.34's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2084 Raudra
Śaka Saṁvat: 1949 Plavaṅga
Bengali Saṁvat: 1434
Malayalam Era: 1203
Nanakshahi: 558
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Ārdrā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya103.41°KarkaPuṣya P4
चन्द्र Candra69.71°MithunaĀrdrā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala164.68°KanyāHasta P2
बुध Budha90.59°KarkaPunarvasu P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati126.54°SiṃhaMaghā P2
शुक्र Śukra99.75°KarkaPuṣya P2
शनि Śani3.58°MeṣaAśvinī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:07 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:19 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:43 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:44 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:12 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 11 Mins 11 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 48 Mins 49 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:22 – 04:15
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:01 – 05:07
Abhijit Muhūrta11:17 – 12:09
Vijaya Muhūrta13:55 – 14:48
Godhūli Muhūrta18:07 – 18:31
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:19 – 18:52
Amṛta Kāla18:04 – 19:49
Niśīta Muhūrta23:17 – 00:09

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:25 – 10:04
Yamaganda13:22 – 15:01
Gulika Kāla05:07 – 06:46
Varjyam05:40 – 06:01
Dur Muhūrta 08:12 – 08:38

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
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 · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla05:07 – 06:46 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha06:46 – 08:25 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:25 – 10:04 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:04 – 11:43 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:43 – 13:22 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:22 – 15:01 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:01 – 16:40 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:40 – 18:19 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:19 – 19:40 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:40 – 21:01 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:01 – 22:22 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:22 – 23:43 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:43 – 01:04 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:04 – 02:25 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:25 – 03:46 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha03:46 – 05:07 (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 Year5129
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873152.27
Julian Day2461617.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2382°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)327.93°
🪷 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 (24.2382°), declination 18.36°, EoT -6.07 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: 2027-07-31 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)