पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · July 21, 2040 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 17.19 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
मूढग्राहेणात्मनो यत्पीडया क्रियते तपः।परस्योत्सादनार्थं वा तत्तामसमुदाहृतम्।।17.19।।
"17.19 Austerity done under delusion, and accompanied with sorcery or torture to oneself or another, may be assumed to spring from Ignorance." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.19's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2097 Śrīmukha
Śaka Saṁvat: 1962 Raudra
Bengali Saṁvat: 1447
Malayalam Era: 1216
Nanakshahi: 571
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Jyeṣṭhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya94.50°KarkaPuṣya P1
चन्द्र Candra231.54°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala139.85°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
बुध Budha73.79°MithunaĀrdrā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati152.33°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
शुक्र Śukra107.89°KarkaAśleṣā P1
शनि Śani161.65°KanyāHasta P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:04 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:22 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:43 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)15:28 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:14 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 18 Mins 56 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 41 Mins 04 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:17 – 04:10
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:57 – 05:04
Abhijit Muhūrta11:16 – 12:10
Vijaya Muhūrta13:56 – 14:49
Godhūli Muhūrta18:10 – 18:34
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:22 – 18:56
Amṛta Kāla18:07 – 19:52
Niśīta Muhūrta23:16 – 00:10

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:23 – 10:03
Yamaganda13:23 – 15:03
Gulika Kāla05:04 – 06:43
Varjyam05:37 – 05:58
Dur Muhūrta 08:10 – 08:37

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
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 · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla05:04 – 06:43 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha06:43 – 08:23 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:23 – 10:03 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:03 – 11:43 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:43 – 13:23 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:23 – 15:03 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:03 – 16:43 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:43 – 18:22 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:22 – 19:43 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:43 – 21:03 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:03 – 22:23 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:23 – 23:43 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:43 – 01:03 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:03 – 02:23 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:23 – 03:43 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha03:43 – 05:04 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Dvādaśī + Jyeṣṭhā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Jyeṣṭhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5142
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1877891.27
Julian Day2466356.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.4195°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)139.33°
🪷 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 (24.4195°), declination 20.37°, EoT -6.05 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: 2040-07-21 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)