पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · July 31, 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 3.21 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
यद्यदाचरति श्रेष्ठस्तत्तदेवेतरो जनः।

स यत्प्रमाणं कुरुते लोकस्तदनुवर्तते।।3.21।।
"3.21 For whatever a great man does, others imitate. People conform to the standard which he has set." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.21'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 Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mūla Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Indra
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya103.39°KarkaPuṣya P4
चन्द्र Candra240.53°DhanuMūla P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala202.05°TulāViśākhā P1
बुध Budha121.64°SiṃhaMaghā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati235.23°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
शुक्र Śukra119.54°KarkaAśleṣā P4
शनि Śani54.91°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1

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)15:30 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:13 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 11 Mins 09 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 48 Mins 51 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:22 – 04:15
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:02 – 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 Kāla13:22 – 15:01
Yamaganda05:07 – 06:46
Gulika Kāla08:25 – 10:04
Varjyam05:40 – 06:02
Dur Muhūrta 08:12 – 08:38

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvaja (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):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha05:07 – 06:46 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga06:46 – 08:25 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:25 – 10:04 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:04 – 11:43 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:43 – 13:22 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:22 – 15:01 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:01 – 16:40 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:40 – 18:19 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:19 – 19:40 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:40 – 21:01 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:01 – 22:22 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:22 – 23:43 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:43 – 01:04 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:04 – 02:25 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:25 – 03:46 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta03:46 – 05:07 (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 Year5133
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1874613.27
Julian Day2463078.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2941°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)139.66°
🪷 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 (24.2941°), declination 18.35°, 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: 2031-07-31 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)