पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · August 12, 2044 CE

🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.72 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
कच्चिदेतच्छ्रुतं पार्थ त्वयैकाग्रेण चेतसा।कच्चिदज्ञानसंमोहः प्रनष्टस्ते धनञ्जय।।18.72।।
"18.72 O Arjuna! Hast thou listened attentively to My words? Has thy ignorance and thy delusion gone?" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.72's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2101 Īśvara
Śaka Saṁvat: 1966 Raktākṣī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1451
Malayalam Era: 1220
Nanakshahi: 575
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Bhādrapadā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya115.52°KarkaAśleṣā P3
चन्द्र Candra331.56°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala181.35°TulāCitrā P3
बुध Budha118.86°KarkaAśleṣā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati275.37°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
शुक्र Śukra69.25°MithunaĀrdrā P1
शनि Śani208.40°TulāViśākhā P3

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)20:06 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)08:06 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 58 Mins 04 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 01 Mins 56 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 Kāla10:04 – 11:42
Yamaganda14:56 – 16:33
Gulika Kāla06:50 – 08:27
Varjyam05:45 – 06:06
Dur Muhūrta 08:14 – 08:40

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (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):
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):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:13 – 06:50 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha06:50 – 08:27 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:27 – 10:04 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:04 – 11:42 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:42 – 13:19 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:19 – 14:56 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:56 – 16:33 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:33 – 18:11 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:11 – 19:33 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:33 – 20:56 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:56 – 22:19 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:19 – 23:42 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:42 – 01:04 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:04 – 02:27 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:27 – 03:50 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga03:50 – 05:13 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5146
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1879374.27
Julian Day2467839.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.4762°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)218.04°
🪷 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 (24.4762°), declination 14.81°, 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: 2044-08-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)