पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · August 17, 2030 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 13.4 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga
तत्क्षेत्रं यच्च यादृक् च यद्विकारि यतश्च यत्।स च यो यत्प्रभावश्च तत्समासेन मे श्रृणु।।13.4।।
"13.4 What is called Matter, of what it is composed, whence it came, and why it changes, what the Self is, and what Its power - this I will now briefly set forth." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 13.4's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2087 Rudhirodgāri
Śaka Saṁvat: 1952 Sādhāraṇa
Bengali Saṁvat: 1437
Malayalam Era: 1206
Nanakshahi: 561
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Bhādrapadā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya119.93°KarkaAśleṣā P4
चन्द्र Candra344.77°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala95.97°KarkaPuṣya P1
बुध Budha139.88°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati205.16°TulāViśākhā P2
शुक्र Śukra102.43°KarkaPuṣya P3
शनि Śani43.48°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:14 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:07 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:41 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)20:32 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)08:49 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 53 Mins 10 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 06 Mins 50 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:31 – 04:23
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:10 – 05:14
Abhijit Muhūrta11:15 – 12:06
Vijaya Muhūrta13:50 – 14:41
Godhūli Muhūrta17:55 – 18:19
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:07 – 18:39
Amṛta Kāla17:52 – 19:37
Niśīta Muhūrta23:15 – 00:06

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:27 – 10:04
Yamaganda13:17 – 14:54
Gulika Kāla05:14 – 06:51
Varjyam05:46 – 06:07
Dur Muhūrta 08:15 – 08:40

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mausala (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 · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla05:14 – 06:51 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha06:51 – 08:27 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:27 – 10:04 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:04 – 11:41 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:41 – 13:17 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:17 – 14:54 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:54 – 16:31 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:31 – 18:07 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:07 – 19:31 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:31 – 20:54 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:54 – 22:17 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:17 – 23:41 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:41 – 01:04 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:04 – 02:27 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:27 – 03:51 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha03:51 – 05:14 (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 Year5132
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1874265.27
Julian Day2462730.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2808°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)226.00°
🪷 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 (24.2808°), declination 13.45°, EoT -3.75 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: 2030-08-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)