पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · July 28, 2031 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 3.18 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
नैव तस्य कृतेनार्थो नाकृतेनेह कश्चन।

न चास्य सर्वभूतेषु कश्िचदर्थव्यपाश्रयः।।3.18।।
"3.18 He has nothing to gain by the performance or non-performance of action. His welfare depends not on any contribution that an earthly creature can make." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.18's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2088 Raktākṣī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1953 Virodhakṛt
Bengali Saṁvat: 1438
Malayalam Era: 1207
Nanakshahi: 562
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Navamī (9/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Viśākhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śubha
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya100.52°KarkaPuṣya P3
चन्द्र Candra198.09°TulāSvātī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala200.71°TulāViśākhā P1
बुध Budha121.72°SiṃhaMaghā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati235.39°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
शुक्र Śukra120.59°SiṃhaMaghā P1
शनि Śani54.60°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:06 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:20 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:43 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:37 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)23:49 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 13 Mins 52 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 46 Mins 08 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:20 – 04:13
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:00 – 05:06
Abhijit Muhūrta11:17 – 12:10
Vijaya Muhūrta13:55 – 14:48
Godhūli Muhūrta18:08 – 18:32
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:20 – 18:53
Amṛta Kāla18:05 – 19:50
Niśīta Muhūrta23:17 – 00:10

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla06:45 – 08:25
Yamaganda10:04 – 11:43
Gulika Kāla13:22 – 15:02
Varjyam05:39 – 06:00
Dur Muhūrta 08:11 – 08:38

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Śubha (Auspicious)
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 · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta05:06 – 06:45 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla06:45 – 08:25 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:25 – 10:04 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:04 – 11:43 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:43 – 13:22 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:22 – 15:02 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:02 – 16:41 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:41 – 18:20 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:20 – 19:41 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:41 – 21:02 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:02 – 22:22 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:22 – 23:43 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:43 – 01:04 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:04 – 02:25 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:25 – 03:45 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala03:45 – 05:06 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Navamī + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:
-1626101-04-03Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Śukla Navamī)
-0562-04-11Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Viśākhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5133
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1874610.27
Julian Day2463075.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2940°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)101.10°
🪷 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 (24.2940°), declination 19.06°, EoT -6.17 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: 2031-07-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)