पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · December 3, 2040 CE

🪷 आज: वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛścika Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Scorpio.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.1 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
सञ्जय उवाच

तं तथा कृपयाऽविष्टमश्रुपूर्णाकुलेक्षणम्।

विषीदन्तमिदं वाक्यमुवाच मधुसूदनः।।2.1।।
"2.1 Sanjaya then told how the Lord Shri Krishna, seeing Arjuna overwhelmed with compassion, his eyes dimmed with flowing tears and full of despondency, consoled him:" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.1's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2097 Śrīmukha
Śaka Saṁvat: 1962 Raudra
Bengali Saṁvat: 1447
Malayalam Era: 1216
Nanakshahi: 571
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Viśākhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Śakuni
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya227.06°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
चन्द्र Candra210.28°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala230.49°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
बुध Budha220.09°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati179.42°KanyāCitrā P2
शुक्र Śukra270.98°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
शनि Śani176.21°KanyāCitrā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:03 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:53 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:28 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:51 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:50 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 49 Mins 50 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 10 Mins 10 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:36 – 05:19
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:09 – 06:03
Abhijit Muhūrta11:06 – 11:49
Vijaya Muhūrta13:16 – 13:59
Godhūli Muhūrta16:41 – 17:05
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:53 – 17:20
Amṛta Kāla16:38 – 18:23
Niśīta Muhūrta23:06 – 23:49

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:24 – 08:45
Yamaganda10:06 – 11:28
Gulika Kāla12:49 – 14:10
Varjyam06:30 – 06:47
Dur Muhūrta 08:34 – 08:56

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Śubha (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
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 · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:03 – 07:24 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:24 – 08:45 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:45 – 10:06 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:06 – 11:28 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:28 – 12:49 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala12:49 – 14:10 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:10 – 15:31 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta15:31 – 16:53 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala16:53 – 18:31 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha18:31 – 20:10 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:10 – 21:49 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla21:49 – 23:28 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:28 – 01:06 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:06 – 02:45 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:45 – 04:24 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:24 – 06:03 (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 Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:
-0562-04-11Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Viśākhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5142
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1878026.27
Julian Day2466491.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.4247°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)342.50°
🪷 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 (24.4247°), declination -22.16°, EoT 9.36 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: 2040-12-03 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)