पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · August 16, 2042 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 18.46 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
यतः प्रवृत्तिर्भूतानां येन सर्वमिदं ततम्।स्वकर्मणा तमभ्यर्च्य सिद्धिं विन्दति मानवः।।18.46।।
"18.46 Man reaches perfection by dedicating his actions to God, Who is the source of all being, and fills everything." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.46's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2099 Yuva
Śaka Saṁvat: 1964 Dundubhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1449
Malayalam Era: 1218
Nanakshahi: 573
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Maghā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Parigha
करण (Karaṇa)Kiṃstughna
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya118.90°KarkaAśleṣā P4
चन्द्र Candra122.19°SiṃhaMaghā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala168.82°KanyāHasta P3
बुध Budha144.73°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati208.91°TulāViśākhā P3
शुक्र Śukra163.98°KanyāHasta P2
शनि Śani186.13°TulāCitrā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:14 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:08 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:41 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:30 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:18 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 54 Mins 11 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 05 Mins 49 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:31 – 04:22
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:09 – 05:14
Abhijit Muhūrta11:15 – 12:07
Vijaya Muhūrta13:50 – 14:42
Godhūli Muhūrta17:56 – 18:20
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:08 – 18:40
Amṛta Kāla17:53 – 19:38
Niśīta Muhūrta23:15 – 00:07

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:27 – 10:04
Yamaganda13:18 – 14:54
Gulika Kāla05:14 – 06:51
Varjyam05:46 – 06:07
Dur Muhūrta 08:14 – 08:40

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (Inauspicious)
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 · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla05:14 – 06:51 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha06:51 – 08:27 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:27 – 10:04 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:04 – 11:41 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:41 – 13:18 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:18 – 14:54 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:54 – 16:31 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:31 – 18:08 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:08 – 19:31 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:31 – 20:54 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:54 – 22:18 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:18 – 23:41 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:41 – 01:04 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:04 – 02:27 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:27 – 03:51 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha03:51 – 05:14 (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 Time

Kali Year5144
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1878647.27
Julian Day2467112.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.4484°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)5.13°
🪷 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 (24.4484°), declination 13.74°, EoT -3.97 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: 2042-08-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)