पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · August 12, 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 18.13 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
पञ्चैतानि महाबाहो कारणानि निबोध मे।सांख्ये कृतान्ते प्रोक्तानि सिद्धये सर्वकर्मणाम्।।18.13।।
"18.13 I will tell thee now, O Mighty Man, the five causes which, according to the final decision of philosophy, must concur before an action can be accomplished." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.13'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 Pañcamī (5/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya115.55°KarkaAśleṣā P3
चन्द्र Candra160.84°KanyāHasta P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala153.46°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
बुध Budha113.70°KarkaAśleṣā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati156.13°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
शुक्र Śukra134.88°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
शनि Śani163.46°KanyāHasta P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:13 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:11 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:42 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:44 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:42 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 58 Mins 06 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 01 Mins 54 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:29 – 04:21
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:08 – 05:13
Abhijit Muhūrta11:16 – 12:08
Vijaya Muhūrta13:51 – 14:43
Godhūli Muhūrta17:59 – 18:23
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:11 – 18:43
Amṛta Kāla17:56 – 19:41
Niśīta Muhūrta23:16 – 00:08

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:33 – 18:11
Yamaganda11:42 – 13:19
Gulika Kāla14:56 – 16:33
Varjyam05:45 – 06:06
Dur Muhūrta 08:14 – 08:40

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mānasa (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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg05:13 – 06:50 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala06:50 – 08:27 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha08:27 – 10:04 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:04 – 11:42 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla11:42 – 13:19 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:19 – 14:56 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:56 – 16:33 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:33 – 18:11 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:11 – 19:33 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:33 – 20:56 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:56 – 22:19 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:19 – 23:42 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha23:42 – 01:04 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:04 – 02:27 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla02:27 – 03:50 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha03:50 – 05:13 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5142
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1877913.27
Julian Day2466378.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.4203°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)48.17°
🪷 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 (24.4203°), declination 14.82°, EoT -4.74 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: 2040-08-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)