पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · August 16, 2029 CE

🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 3.8 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
नियतं कुरु कर्म त्वं कर्म ज्यायो ह्यकर्मणः।

शरीरयात्रापि च ते न प्रसिद्ध्येदकर्मणः।।3.8।।
"3.8 Do thy duty as prescribed, for action for duty's sake is superior to inaction. Even the maintenance of the body would be impossible if man remained inactive." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.8's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2086 Dundubhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1951 Saumya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1436
Malayalam Era: 1205
Nanakshahi: 560
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Saptamī (7/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Svātī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śukla
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya119.21°KarkaAśleṣā P4
चन्द्र Candra199.41°TulāSvātī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala190.35°TulāSvātī P2
बुध Budha145.90°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati178.63°KanyāCitrā P2
शुक्र Śukra155.71°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
शनि Śani30.28°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:14 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:08 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:41 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)11:26 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:37 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 54 Mins 02 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 05 Mins 58 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:31 – 04:22
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:09 – 05:14
Abhijit Muhūrta11:15 – 12:07
Vijaya Muhūrta13:50 – 14:42
Godhūli Muhūrta17:56 – 18:20
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:08 – 18:40
Amṛta Kāla17:53 – 19:38
Niśīta Muhūrta23:15 – 00:07

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:18 – 14:54
Yamaganda05:14 – 06:51
Gulika Kāla08:27 – 10:04
Varjyam05:46 – 06:07
Dur Muhūrta 08:15 – 08:40

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (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 · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha05:14 – 06:51 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga06:51 – 08:27 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:27 – 10:04 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:04 – 11:41 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:41 – 13:18 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:18 – 14:54 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:54 – 16:31 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:31 – 18:08 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:08 – 19:31 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:31 – 20:54 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:54 – 22:18 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:18 – 23:41 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:41 – 01:04 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:04 – 02:27 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:27 – 03:51 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta03:51 – 05:14 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 22.5958°
Longitude: 88.2636°
Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5131
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873899.27
Julian Day2462364.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2668°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)78.26°
🪷 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 (24.2668°), declination 13.69°, EoT -3.97 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: 2029-08-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)